1 Mar 2017

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Bank of Canada’s Hands Remain Tied

As you know, your variable rate mortgage, line of credit and/or student loans are all based on the Prime Rate. Here is your personal update from me on the recent Bank of Canada announcement on changes to their Overnight Rate, which in most cases impacts your Prime Rate. At 10:00 am EST, Wednesday March 1st, 2017 the Bank of Canada again did what we expected them to do … stay the course.   What this means to you is that once again the prime rate on your mortgage, line of credit or student loan will not change and remains at 2.70%.  This is fabulous news, but are you still making the most of the low…

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3 Jun 2016

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Bank of Canada Remains Sidelined

As you know, your variable rate mortgage, line of credit and/or student loans are all based on the Prime Rate and here is…

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