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Bankable

An applicant or project that is acceptable to a bank for financing purposes.

For residential borrowers, this generally means someone with a 600+ credit score, satisfactory credit and who falls within normal underwriting guidelines.

For commercial deals, this means a project or proposal that has sufficient collateral, future cashflow, competent management and a good probability of success.

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Robert McLister is one of Canada’s best-known mortgage experts. A mortgage columnist for The Globe and Mail, interest rate analyst and editor of MortgageLogic.news, Rob has been covering Canada's mortgage market since 2007.

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