<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Canadian Mortgage Broker news</title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com</link> <description>Welcome to mortgagebrokernews</description> <copyright>Copyright (C) 2012</copyright><ttl>5</ttl> <item> <title><![CDATA[Et tu, Street?]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/et-tu-street/123435/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/et-tu-street/123435/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Street Capital has made key changes to its conventional mortgage lending, including the removal of its stated-income product – what its president calls a credit risk decision.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Swift to headline industry panel]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/swift-to-headline-industry-panel/123438/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/swift-to-headline-industry-panel/123438/</guid> <description><![CDATA[He was a newsmaker in 2011 with his move from MCAP to Pacific Mortgage Group. Now it’s 2012 and Ron Swift is still making headlines for, among other things, his decision to join the opening keynote panel for this year’s The Mortgage Summit.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[FNF Canada expands broker services]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/fnf-canada-expands-broker-services/123436/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/fnf-canada-expands-broker-services/123436/</guid> <description><![CDATA[FNF Canada has introduced new communication channels for brokers to access its appraisal and mortgage closing services.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[GTA prices rise in January]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/gta-prices-rise-in-january/123437/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/gta-prices-rise-in-january/123437/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The sale of homes outside the City of Toronto helped drive sales in the Greater Toronto Area nearly nine per cent higher in January.]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Brokers: CIBC isn't playing fair]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/brokers-cibc-isnt-playing-fair/123432/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/brokers-cibc-isnt-playing-fair/123432/</guid> <description><![CDATA[CIBC’s move to continue offering stated-income programs through its branches and road reps -- at the same time it kills them at FirstLine -- has added insult to injury, charge brokers, concerned about a loss of competitiveness.  ]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[National conference marks Centum growth]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/national-conference-marks-centum-growth/123433/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/national-conference-marks-centum-growth/123433/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Centum may be tipping its increasingly strong hand to competitors in announcing a first-ever national conference focused on better connecting a significantly expanded broker base.]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Government halts green grants to retrofit homes]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/government-halts-green-grants-to-retrofit-homes/123434/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/government-halts-green-grants-to-retrofit-homes/123434/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Canadian government has cut short its financial backing of homeowners retrofitting their homes to save on energy cost.

]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Mixed reviews for alternative to Realtor referrals ]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/mixed-reviews-for-alternative-to-realtor-referrals/123430/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/mixed-reviews-for-alternative-to-realtor-referrals/123430/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Brokers turning to commission-free realties as a way around the traditional Realtor referral may want to rethink that strategy, said one mortgage professional pointing to his own “mediocre” results.]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Brokers react to FirstLine BFS cut]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/brokers-react-to-firstline-bfs-cut/123429/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/brokers-react-to-firstline-bfs-cut/123429/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Brokers who pooh-poohed concerns that stated-income lending was headed the way of the dodo bird are eating their words, with FirstLine sending its own segment of that business into extinction, effective Feb. 1.]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[The Roberts Group joins DLC]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/the-roberts-group-joins-dlc/123431/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/the-roberts-group-joins-dlc/123431/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A pair of mortgage industry veterans have joined Dominion Lending Centres, opening a franchise in the GTA.]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Good news for brokers, courtesy TMG]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/good-news-for-brokers-courtesy-tmg/123426/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/good-news-for-brokers-courtesy-tmg/123426/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A new survey commissioned by TMG is giving brokers a shot in the arm, suggesting almost a third of today’s renters are planning to become homeowners in the next two years – most with the help of a mortgage broker.]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Canada Guaranty poised to grow broker business]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/canada-guaranty-poised-to-grow-broker-business/123427/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/canada-guaranty-poised-to-grow-broker-business/123427/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rack another one up for Canada’s “third” default insurer – more specifically another large lender, ING.]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[No housing bubble in Canada: BMO]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/no-housing-bubble-in-canada-bmo/123424/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/no-housing-bubble-in-canada-bmo/123424/</guid> <description><![CDATA[There will be no crash to the Canadian housing market, according to a new report by BMO economists out this week. Instead, the report suggests, there will be something like a smooth landing.]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Bankers and Brokers may be in agreement]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/bankers-and-brokers-may-be-in-agreement/123421/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/bankers-and-brokers-may-be-in-agreement/123421/</guid> <description><![CDATA[A new survey suggests Canadian bankers may be less concerned about mortgage credit risk than they were two years ago or, indeed, the government is now, given speculation it will again tinker with the country’s mortgage rules.]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Williamson: Don't buy down rate]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/williamson-dont-buy-down-rate/123422/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/williamson-dont-buy-down-rate/123422/</guid> <description><![CDATA[If a growing number of industry leaders “concede” brokers must buy down rate in order to compete, at least one remains focused on steering them away from the practice, with more than 600 now prepared to hear him out.]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[OSFI concerned about BFS lending]]></title> <link>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/osfi-concerned-about-bfs-lending/123423/</link> <guid>http://www.canadianmortgageprofessional.com/news/osfi-concerned-about-bfs-lending/123423/</guid> <description><![CDATA[OSFI may, indeed, be worried about increasingly loosey-goosey underwriting practices at the country's big banks, according to internal documents accessed by Bloomberg News under the Freedom of Information Act.]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:08:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> </channel></rss>
