Tag: mortgage insurance

  • Real estate industry experts question CMHC’s ‘bizarre’ move

    Real estate industry experts question CMHC’s ‘bizarre’ move

    On July 1, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) tightened its underwriting policies for high ratio borrowers, including increasing credit score requirements and lowering debt servicing limits. CMHC is, of course, a Crown Corporation, but there are private mortgage insurers, Canada Guaranty and Genworth Canada, that did not follow CMHC’s lead. The result is CMHC…