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OSFI easing stress test requirements for uninsured mortgages when switching providers
- The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions will no longer require mortgage stress tests for borrowers switching lenders when renewing loans, reported The Globe and Mail.
- This change affects homeowners with uninsured mortgages and aligns with the federal government's relaxation of other mortgage policies.
- OSFI's decision addresses perceived unfairness between insured and uninsured borrowers, as highlighted by OSFI's Mr. Routledge.
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OSFI relents on stress tests for uninsured mortgages when lender switched at renewal
After rejecting a call by Canada’s Competition Bureau to treat mortgage stress testing equally at renewal, regardless of whether a borrower stays with the same financial institution or switches to a new one, the country’s top banking regulator has had a change of heart.
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Homeowners who switch lenders at mortgage renewal will no longer be subject to stress-test rules, OSFI says
As of Nov. 21, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions will no longer require banks to apply the mortgage stress test on borrowers who are switching banks when renewing their loans
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