Worries Over Mortgage Debt

A federal bank regulator warns of far-reaching consequences of any significant decline in housing prices. Mortgage debts are equivalent to 85 percent of Canada’s entire economy, said the Superintendent of Financial Institutions: “This means any significant fall in housing prices could have let to material credit losses for lenders.”

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