A mortgage with a loan-to-value over 80%. In other words, a mortgage where the borrower has put down less than 20%.
In Canada, most high ratio mortgages have to be insured against default. This requires the borrower to pay mortgage default insurance premiums to an insurer like CMHC, Genworth, or Canada Guaranty.
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