UNDERSTANDING MORTGAGES

SHOP AROUND FOR A MORTGAGE
A quick guide and checklist to shopping around for a mortgage that best suits your needs.

UNDERSTAND THE RISKS
Being ready for a mortgage involves a lot more than just qualifying for a loan.
A quick guide and checklist to shopping around for a mortgage that best suits your needs.
Being ready for a mortgage involves a lot more than just qualifying for a loan.
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Fun facts on how mortgage loans have evolved through the years.
FSCO oversees the mortgage brokering industry in Ontario. What does that mean for you?
Check that your licensed broker/agent tells you all of these things!
Ontarians owe about $1.43 trillion in mortgage loans. This and other housing market facts at a glance.
FSCO's legislative mandate is to provide regulatory services that protect the public interest and enhance public confidence in the sectors it regulates. FSCO regulates the mortgage brokering sector; insurance sector; pension plans; loan and trust companies; credit unions and caisses populaires; co-operative corporations in Ontario; and service providers who invoice auto insurers for statutory accident benefits claims. FSCO is accountable to the Minister of Finance.