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Alternative Lenders

Private Lenders – Seize the Moment

August 29, 2019

The time is ripe for private lenders in Canada. According to Mortgage Broker News, in 2018 Romspen, a non-bank mortgage […]

Lenders in the News: Innovation in Product Matters — Just Ask MERIX Financial

August 12, 2019

MERIX Financial has found major success with a new interest-only mortgage. Introduced in 2018, MERIX Financial’s interest-only mortgage fits easily […]

As Good Time as Any to Assess Your Mortgage Underwriting Portfolio – Regulated or Not

May 21, 2019

Non-regulated and private mortgage lenders are not subject to the same Canadian mortgage stress test rules as federally-regulated lenders, but […]

Rumour That Canada May Apply Mortgage Stress Test Rules to Private Lenders — Is It True?

April 8, 2019

Could Canada’s mortgage stress test rules be coming for private lenders? That was a rumour that appeared in a Reuters […]

How Alternative Lenders Are Using Technology to be More Competitive

May 8, 2017

Many of our blogs focus on mortgage financing in Canada and ways that you can leverage tools and technology to […]