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Investment fraud cost Canadians more than any other scam in 2025, topping $351 million in losses

Investment fraud cost Canadians more than any other scam in 2025, topping $351 million in losses

Reverse mortgage rates have fallen across Canada, but the latest cuts were not triggered by the Bank of Canada and were less directly tied to bond-market movements than conventional mortgage rates. In late June, Equitable Bank lowered the 5-year fixed rate on its Flex Lite reverse mortgage from 6.44% to 6.23%. Days later, Bloom Financial…
Just Mortgages has launched a semi-exclusive joint borrower sole proprietor (JBSP) mortgage with April Mortgages, aimed at helping more first-time buyers access homeownership. The product is available through Just Mortgages and a limited number of intermediary firms as part of an initial pilot. It combines up to 100% loan-to-value (LTV) lending with enhanced affordability…
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Key insights: Synchrony Financial recorded its highest purchase volume ever in the second quarter as consumers across all credit buckets spent more on discretionary purchases. What’s at stake: The Stamford, Connecticut based lender joined the chorus of banks enjoying the boons of the current credit cycle despite ongoing affordability concerns and persistent inflation. Forward look:…
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Testing the discount Premier David Eby has defended the plan as opportunistic buying in a weak market. “Ultimately we’ll be buying below the cost of construction. No developers will be profiting from this,” Eby said. He said the program would not work for units in the City of Vancouver, where prices remain too high, but…