The Bank of Canada has decided to maintain the overnight rate today. Prime will remain at 2.45%. The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is January 20, 2021. Press release
The Bank of Canada has decided to maintain the overnight rate today. Prime will remain at 2.45%. The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is December 9, 2020. Press release
The Bank of Canada has decided to maintain the overnight rate today. Prime will remain at 2.45%. The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is October 28, 2020. Press release
The Bank of Canada has decided to maintain the overnight rate today. Prime will remain at 2.45%. The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is September 9, 2020. Press release
Yesterday afternoon, CMHC announced changes to its mortgage insurance underwriting and acceptance criteria. Effective July 1, the following changes will apply for new applications for homeowner transactional and portfolio mortgage insurance: The maximum gross debt service (GDS) ratio drops from…
The Bank of Canada has decided to maintain the overnight rate today. Prime will remain at 2.45%. The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is July 15, 2020. Press release
The Bank of Canada has decided to maintain the overnight rate today. Prime will remain at 2.45%. The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight rate target is June 3, 2020. Press release
The Bank of Canada has decided to reduce the overnight rate today in an unscheduled announcement. Prime may drop to 2.45% (previously 2.95%). Great news once again for variable rate mortgage holders. The next scheduled date for announcing the overnight…
A video interview with Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CEO Evan Siddall. Evan explains what is happening and mentions that there are still unknowns.
Good news!! Benchmark rate falls. The Benchmark rate or Qualifying rate ensure borrowers can handle their payments if rates go up. In practice, lenders use the qualifying rate to calculate your debt service ratios. Lenders then check to ensure your…