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AI is making mortgage fraud harder to spot, Equifax warns
Equifax’s head of fraud and identity explains why falling reported mortgage fraud rates may not tell the full story—and how brokers can help flag suspicious applications.
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Equifax’s head of fraud and identity explains why falling reported mortgage fraud rates may not tell the full story—and how brokers can help flag suspicious applications.

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The association renewed its call for a secure income verification tool and backed expanded mortgage funding capacity and insurance eligibility for properties with up to eight units.

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Bond markets are starting to do some of the lifting for central banks around the world by pushing up borrowing costs themselves, potentially reducing the number of benchmark interest-rate hikes needed to get inflation un...

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Robert McLister: Odds of a near-term Bank of Canada rate hike have been slashed

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The regulator says oversight and cyber defences need to keep pace as financial institutions adopt more advanced AI.

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The incoming board will build on MPC’s efforts to strengthen advocacy, raise broker visibility and expand practical education for mortgage professionals.

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Lauren van den Berg will assist with the leadership transition as MPC’s board considers its next steps.

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A majority of Canadians expect inflation to increase over the next 12 months, a potentially worrying sign for the Bank of Canada as it weighs interest-rate hikes.
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Ontario and Alberta recorded the highest mortgage application fraud rates in Q2 as Equifax warned lenders to account for regional differences in financial stress.

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It’s no coincidence that Ontario, which has some of the highest home values in the country, also has the highest mortgage application fraud rate

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Robert McLister: Rate markets are stuck in the same waiting room they've been in for months

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By Rita Nazareth (Bloomberg) — A sharp slowdown in the U.S. jobs market drove stocks higher as bond yields fell on speculation the Federal Reserve won’t be forced to raise interest rates any time soon. Those bets revived...

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Canada has about 300,000 more residents than previously estimated, with revised figures overturning earlier indications that the country’s population was shrinking, according to a new analysis by Vancouver-based credit u...

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Rising bond yields are pushing fixed rates higher, but experts are divided on whether Bank of Canada hikes will erode the savings offered by variable mortgages.

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The Bank of Canada’s second in command said the central bank is limited in what it can do to address home prices, arguing that the housing market should remain an input and not a target of interest rate decisions.

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Private mortgage lenders say fees and auto-renewal clauses can sharply increase costs, while longer timelines to qualify with traditional lenders make exit planning more important.

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Households continue to buckle under the weight of their supersized mortgages. That’s the takeaway from the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) mortgage data for July. The data shows banks have seen the number of mortgages...

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Lenders say they’re still approving qualified borrowers, but incomplete files and unanswered questions are slowing deals down.

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Canadian consumer confidence showed little sign of improvement in late September, as uncertainty over oil prices and a riskier interest rate outlook continued to weigh on households that were already feeling pessimistic....
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Robert McLister: The bond market suggests it is. Here's how 2027 mortgage renewers should prepare

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A two-building seniors residential complex in Ottawa's Citiplace neighbourhood has officially changed hands following a court-ordered sale, according to filings in Ontario Superior Court and a press release.The complex c...
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