It’s hard to imagine the mortgage industry getting more competitive than it already is, but it will…every year. One area where lenders are constantly looking
Falling mortgage rates have been one of the biggest single factors escalating home prices. So as rates reverse higher—assuming it’s a sustained increase—values will feel
Fitch Ratings, one of the big three North American credit rating agencies, published its mortgage loss model today. It’s basically a bunch of formulas and
As reported here, the Conservative budget proposes to limit private securitization of insured mortgages. It’s a move that one industry CEO we spoke with calls
This week’s Globe column looks at ways people scrape together down payments when they don’t have enough non-registered savings of their own. It’s still perplexing
Ever since the credit crisis, there’s been an ongoing clampdown on mortgage risk. Nowhere is that more evident than with rental and self-employed mortgages. This
