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Worries about the amount Canadians owe have begun to pull back

More than a quarter of Canadians surveyed said they would rather leave their money sitting in cash

  • By: IE Staff
  • May 29, 2018 July 10, 2019
  • 15:00

The Bank of Canada has concerns about the ability of households to keep paying down their high levels of debt when interest rates continue their rise

The latest figure for the household debt ratio shows Canadians’ burdens have remained in record-breaking territory at 170.4%

Canada’s banks now are holding more capital as a safety buffer than they were 10 years ago

There’s no way to know if the debt-to-income ratio has climbed too high, analysis says

Total household credit market debt amounted to $2.13 trillion

The central bank estimates the economy may be as much as 50% more sensitive to a given rate of interest than it was about a decade ago

The proportion of riskier uninsured mortgages is on the rise, and longer auto loan terms point to greater borrower vulnerability

Report warns of domestic risk