Canada's banking regulator told bank executives in an October meeting that the widespread practice of blanket home appraisals for condominium mortgages could violate a federal mortgage rule, according to Reuters' review of meeting minutes. The notice creates compliance risk for lenders and may prompt changes to condo mortgage appraisal processes, potentially increasing operational costs or slowing condominium mortgage originations and drawing regulatory enforcement or remediation.
Canada's banking regulator told bank executives in an October meeting that the widespread practice of blanket home appraisals for condominium mortgages could violate a federal mortgage rule, according to Reuters' review of meeting minutes. The notice creates compliance risk for lenders and may prompt changes to condo mortgage appraisal processes, potentially increasing operational costs or slowing condominium mortgage originations and drawing regulatory enforcement or remediation.
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