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Former Abode staff to lead new lending operation
| Thursday, 11 March 2010
Just days after Abode Mortgage announced its permanent closure a few of the lender's former senior staff members are set to take the helm at a new mortgage lending operation called Canadiana Financial Corp.

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Former Abode staff to lead new lending operation

Just days after Abode Mortgage announced its permanent closure a few of the lender's former senior staff members are set to take the helm at a new mortgage lending operation called Canadiana Financial Corp.

Abode is gone and this bunch just opens a new company. Same manag...

so, who took over all the Abode mortgages? Is Canadiana Financia...

So much for paying to brokers what was owed,,,,just rename the co...

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Former Abode staff to lead new lending operation wayne commented: Abode is gone and this bunch just opens a new company. Same manag ...
Guidelines tightened for self-employed borrowers Karen commented: I was really puzzled myself about this change when I read the CMH ...
Abode announces permanent closure britt_tremblett@hotmail.com commented: good for mike and pam. I understand they have found a way to pay ...
Canada's mortgage market "boring but effective": IMF joe commented: and not all provinces remedy default through foreclosure - where ...
Interest rate stays put as speculation continues George Janho commented: My economics 101 taught me that when there is inflation, the inte ...

Former Abode staff to lead new lending operation
wayne commented: Abode is gone and this bunch just opens a new company. Same manag ...

Guidelines tightened for self-employed borrowers
Karen commented: I was really puzzled myself about this change when I read the CMH ...

Abode announces permanent closure
britt_tremblett@hotmail.com commented: good for mike and pam. I understand they have found a way to pay ...

Canada's mortgage market "boring but effective": IMF
joe commented: and not all provinces remedy default through foreclosure - where ...

Interest rate stays put as speculation continues
George Janho commented: My economics 101 taught me that when there is inflation, the inte ...