
bank earnings


National Bank sees delinquencies for its variable-rate mortgages rise to pre-pandemic levels
National Bank reported a rise in mortgage delinquencies, though primarily in its insured variable-rate mortgage portfolio.

RBC says it’s “very comfortable” with due diligence done on HSBC Canada’s mortgage portfolio
RBC’s executive team today expressed confidence in its due diligence of HSBC Canada’s mortgage portfolio during the $13.5-billion acquisition.

BMO sees rise in loan losses, but says mortgage clients remain “resilient”
BMO reported rising loan losses in the first quarter and anticipates a further increase before conditions improve in the second half of the year with expected Bank of Canada rate cuts.

70% of Scotiabank’s mortgage originations in Q1 were multi-product deals
Scotiabank is reporting success in its efforts to grow its deposits and increase profitability by doing more cross-selling to new mortgage clients.

13,000 CIBC mortgage clients have come out of negative amortization
Over the past three months, roughly 13,000 CIBC clients have taken action to bring their mortgages out of negative amortization.

Some mortgage clients could see up to 40% payment increases at renewal, BMO says
Like most other financial institutions, BMO said the bulk of its mortgage portfolio will be up for renewal in the coming three years, with the payment increases averaging up to 40%.

CIBC sees “no areas of concern” as 100,000 mortgage clients renewed at higher rates so far this year
CIBC reports that its mortgage clients are so far managing to absorb the payment shocks as their mortgages come up for renewal at higher rates.

Scotiabank continues to slow its mortgage business in favour of multi-product clients
Scotiabank continued to deliberately slow its mortgage lending in the third quarter amid heightened economic risk and as part of its plan to be more selective with onboarding new clients.

Magnitude of credit losses will depend on BoC’s ability to orchestrate a soft landing: RBC
While RBC posted stronger-than-expected earnings results, the bank said it expects credit losses to intensify in the coming months as interest rates remain elevated.
