Stress Test Rate to Fall to 4.79%
The stress test rate is about to fall for the second time in three months following cuts by Canada’s Big Six banks to their 5-year fixed posted rates.
Mortgage experts say the Bank of Canada will reduce the benchmark qualifying rate—a.k.a., “stress test rate”—from 4.94% to 4.79% this week.
Original Article Source Credits: CANADIAN MORTGAGE TRENDS, https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/
Article Written By: Steve Huebl
Original Article Posted on: August 11, 2020
Link to Original Article: https://www.canadianmortgagetrends.com/2020/08/stress-test-rate-to-fall-to-4-79/