National Bank : Everything you need to know

National Bank : In the news

• Trudeau unveils $82 billion COVID-19 stimulus

  No specific proposal related to mortgages was included in the package

• Canada’s largest banks slash prime lending rates

  Move follows BoC’s surprise interest rate cut announcement last week

• Bank of Canada cuts overnight rate again

  Central bank cites coronavirus disruptions and falling oil prices

• Rate cuts bring earnings headwinds, and gains, for Canada banks

  Canada’s biggest face a margin squeeze – but there may be some offsets

• Rate-cut hopes fuel tentative rebound in Canadian stocks

  Speculation is growing that the Bank of Canada will cut interest rates this week

• Who are the winners with the new qualifying interest rate?

  The implications of the long-awaited change are somewhat unclear, and some industry insiders say it doesn’t go far enough to fix the problem

• National home price growth largely propelled by Eastern Canada

  Overall slower price growth might prove beneficial for wealthier, more confident buyers, however

• Into the light

  As M3 Mortgage Group moves forward, chairman and CEO Luc Bernard is becoming more visible and more vocal in his mission to make the mortgage broker the consumer’s best ally

• Montreal vis-à-vis Calgary shows the wide variance in Canadian markets

  The nation's strongest housing markets are moderated by the impact of Western Canada

• The national housing market saw muted price growth last month

  Slowdown was mainly due to the tempering influence of Halifax and Winnipeg