Canadian Residential Mortgage Markets: Boring But Effective?

June 1, 2009

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John Kiff. Canadian Residential Mortgage Markets: Boring But Effective?, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2009) accessed November 23, 2024

Disclaimer: This Working Paper should not be reported as representing the views of the IMF.The views expressed in this Working Paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the IMF or IMF policy. Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate

Summary

Klyuev (2008) concluded that the Canadian market for housing finance is highly advanced and sophisticated, but financing options were somewhat limited, particularly at terms longer than five years. This paper argues that the paucity of longer-term loans is caused by a five-year maturity cap on government-guaranteed deposit insurance, and a prepayment penalty limit on residential mortgage loans in the Interest Act. That said, the availability and cost of residential loans for prime borrowers are comparable to those in the United States.

Subject: Banking, Covered bonds, Financial institutions, Insurance, Loans, Mortgages, Residential mortgages

Keywords: Bank, Bank lender, Borrower mortgage accessibility, Closed mortgage, Cost comparison, Covered bond, Covered bond program, Covered bonds, Europe, Fixed-rate mortgage, Fixed-Term mortgage rates, Housing, Insurance, Loan, Loan quality, Loans, Mortgage, Mortgage accessibility, Mortgage insurer, Mortgage market, Mortgage rate, Mortgages, Rate, Rate lock-in, Regulations, Residential mortgages, Securitization rate, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

17
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Working Paper No. 2009/130
Stock No:

WPIEA2009130
ISBN:

9781451872774
ISSN:

1018-5941

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