BMO earnings results
BMO reports rising mortgage delinquencies and loan loss provisions in Q3
High interest rates drove BMO’s mortgage delinquency rate higher in the third quarter, according to the bank’s latest earnings results.
BMO reports increased delinquencies, predicts prolonged high interest rates
BMO reported a rise in delinquencies in the second quarter and said it expects credit challenges to persist with interest rates now likely to remain
BMO sees rise in loan losses, but says mortgage clients remain “resilient”
BMO reported rising loan losses in the first quarter and anticipates a further increase before conditions improve in the second half of the year with expected Bank of Canada rate cuts.
Some mortgage clients could see up to 40% payment increases at renewal, BMO says
Like most other financial institutions, BMO said the bulk of its mortgage portfolio will be up for renewal in the coming three years, with the payment increases averaging up to 40%.
“Performance has been stellar” on mortgage renewals so far: BMO
Despite facing mortgage payment increases of roughly 10% to 20%, BMO says the majority of its mortgage clients are having no issues with their renewals.
BMO: 20% of variable-rate mortgage clients have increased payments
Mortgage amortization periods continue to grow at BMO due to rising interest rates, but the bank said about a fifth of its variable-rate clients have preemptively increased payments.
BMO: No issues with mortgage renewals at this time
The Bank of Montreal (BMO) is the latest of Canada’s big banks to confirm most of its mortgage clients haven’t yet experienced challenges with their