Category Archives: Mortgage

Video: RRSPs and paying down your mortgage.

 Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later Paying of the Mortgage and contributing to your RRSP. Video John Heinzl offers three … Continue reading

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Banks rolling back mortgage discounts

The deep discounts seen in the Canadian mortgage market in recent weeks are beginning to evaporate, as Canadian banks pull back on the historic low rates they rolled out in January. Royal Bank of Canada (RY-T53.470.140.26%) announced Monday that it … Continue reading

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Canada’s second-largest mortgage insurer plans to take advantage of government constraints

Canada’s second-largest mortgage insurer plans to take advantage of government constraints on its Crown corporation rival, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. Genworth MI Canada Inc. executives are making it clear that they see a business opportunity emerging as Ottawa hems … Continue reading

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Line of credit interest rates rising for some

I still remember the uproar when the Big Five banks started raising rates on lines of credit after the 2008-2009 stock market crash. While they suggested it was a temporary blip, the banks didn’t lower rates for most borrowers after … Continue reading

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