
Mortgage Interviews


Following up with Home Capital’s Yousry Bissada
The most important company in Canada’s non-prime mortgage market today is Home Capital. Not because it’s the #1 lender by volume (that honour goes to

One-on-One with Home Capital’s Yousry Bissada
Home Trust needed a big shot in the arm and it got two. Last month Warren Buffett came to the company’s rescue with a pivotal investment

Canada’s “New” Largest Brokerage
There’s a race underway in the broker industry, a race for scale. Brokerage firms are uniting to achieve better economies in a shrinking margin environment. And the

Insurer CEO on Raising Down Payments
I had a chat with Canada Guaranty CEO Andy Charles today. Like most industry leaders, he’s concerned with maintaining stability in Canada’s high-value housing markets. As a

Underwriting Outsourcing – A Trend in the Making?
Manulife had a big decision to make: how to enter the broker channel as quickly and efficiently as possible. Part of the challenge was how

One on One – With Martin Reid
Earlier in the week we ran an interview with Home Capital Founder Gerald Soloway, who’s retiring this spring. His career accomplishments leave big shoes to

One on One — With Gerald Soloway
If you look at all the people still in the mortgage business, few have changed the lending landscape like Gerald Soloway. A former lawyer, Mr. Soloway

Mortgage Professionals Canada Gets New CEO
After a 5-month search and a laborious selection process, Canada’s largest mortgage association finally has a new executive leader. Mortgage Professionals Canada announced today that,

DLC Buys Mortgage Architects
Canada’s mortgage behemoths have long been the likes of RBC, TD and Scotiabank. But as of today, they have stiffer competition: Dominion Lending Centres (DLC).
