How to Manage Debt: Credit Cards, Mortgages, and Beyond
Debt can come from a variety of sources, mortgages, car loans, and credit cards just to name a few. Regardless of where your debt comes from, it’s an immense burden to carry around and paying it down, while very freeing, sadly can take quite some time. Managing debt typically requires… Read More
What First-Time Buyers Worry About When Applying For a Mortgage
By Newinhomes.com Are you feeling anxious about borrowing hundreds of thousands of dollars for a new home? You’re not alone. Applying for a mortgage can be stressful. Buying a home is the largest purchase you’ll ever make, especially if you’re a first-time buyer. Here are a few things that… Read More
Homeowners – Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Secured Loans
For this post, we’ve teamed up with our partners at Fairstone. Owning a home has its perks, especially if you need to borrow money. Homeowners can use the equity in their home to access additional borrowing options: mortgage refinancing, secured lines of credit, secured personal loans, and more. Our… Read More
8 Simple Strategies To Get Out of Debt
Canadians (both young and old) are carrying more debt than ever before with recent data showing that the average household owes $1.70 for every $1 of income. The numbers are not encouraging especially when you consider that the average non-mortgage debt stands at $29,312 per person, including… Read More
How To Improve Your Credit Score: Meet Borrowell’s Credit Coach
Guest-written by Borrowell You probably know that having a good credit score is a vital aspect of your financial well-being. But do you know why it is the way it is – or what you can do to improve it? Enter the new Borrowell Credit Coach:… Read More
Vacation and Travel Loans
Life can be expensive. From the houses to the cars, to post-secondary education, certain expenses in life can be far beyond our financial reach. That’s why there are loans to help make such purchases a reality. But one such expense that you might not necessarily associate with taking out a… Read More
Easy Online Loans
You may or may not have come across the hot commodity in the lending and borrowing market: online loans. Online loans are becoming a popular option for many consumers in Canada for very good reasons. Online lenders have many fresh ideas for how they do business which benefits consumers immensely… Read More
Everything You Need to Know About Bankruptcy Court in Canada
When consumers find themselves in a dire financial situation that has caused them to be unable to pay their debts, they may have exhausted many options to alleviate their mounting debt issues. But when all options have failed, bankruptcy is typically the last resort. With bankruptcy, your debts would… Read More
Does Using Overdraft Protection Affect My Credit Score?
At some point, everyone will experience an overdraft, regardless of whether you have overdraft protection or not. It is perfectly normal to experience cash flow problems from time to time, so long as it is a temporary issue, not an ongoing one. Given the commonness of bank overdrafts, it is… Read More
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