RateSupermarket.ca in the news & press releases

Credit card crackdown may cost consumers

Tough new rules that take a bite out of the Canadian credit card industry's profits are sparking concern that consumers could see a rise in rates similar to those hitting American card users.

View the full article here.

August 30, 2010

Fixed-Rate Mortgages Starting to Look Attractive

RatesSupermarket.ca shows that you can get a variable-rate mortgage at about 2.05 per cent at the moment -- that's cheap. However, it appears the central bank is in hiking mode, with some analysts expecting another increase in September.

View the full article here.

August 9, 2010

Fixed Mortgage Rates Drop in August

RateSupermarket.ca, Canada's rate comparison website for personal finance products such as mortgages, insurance, credit cards and GICs has announced the results of their Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel for August 2010.

View the full press release here.

August 5, 2010

RateSupermarket.ca's President, Kelvin Mangaroo, was asked to have a chat with Jacqueline Milczarek, Anchor, CTV News Today and CTV News Weekend, about the Bank of Canada's upcoming expected interest rate hike and how that will affect mortgage rates.

You can view the full video here.

July 17, 2010

RateSupermarket.ca is on the front page of today's Globe and Mail 'Life' section following on from our HST study last week. View the full online article here.

Or you can view a copy of the 2 newspaper article:

Front page     Inside page

June 22, 2010

RateSupermarket.ca was featured on the CTV evening news Consumer Alerts segment with Pat Foran last night, June 21, 2010. The segment highlighted our HST study last week on the increased costs for home buyers and home owners as a result of the upcoming introduction of HST.

View the full video here.

June 21, 2010

RateSupermarket.ca Educating Homebuyers on Coming HST Storm

Survey Shows 60% of Respondents Unaware of How HST Will Affect Home Owners/Purchases. "We were surprised to see that of 383 respondents to our online poll, 56% said that they had no knowledge of how the HST will affect home owners, 24% said they had a little knowledge and only 20% said that they had knowledge of the HST," said Kelvin Mangaroo, Founder, RateSupermarket.ca.

View the full press release here.

June 17, 2010

Maybe your mortgage needs a check-up

While about 80% of Canadians visit a doctor at least once a year to help ensure they remain physically healthy, the number of people who check their financial health by regularly reviewing their mortgage is far less.

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June 11, 2010

Taux hypothécaires : monteront-ils ?

Monteront ? Monteront pas ? Les six experts consultés par le site RateSupermarket.ca, un organisme indépendant qui n'est associé avec aucun courtier hypothécaire ou institution financière, ne sont pas parvenus à dégager un consensus sur la direction que prendront les taux hypothécaires au pays.

Voir l'article complet .

9 juin 2010

Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel - June 2010 Results

The RateSupermarket.ca Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel results for June 2010 have been released.

You can find detailed commentary from the top-notch panel of industry experts in our Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel section.

View the full press release here.

June 7, 2010

Rob Carrick included the latest results of our Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel in his weekly roundup of the best personal finance and investing reading on the Web. View the newsletter.

May 7, 2010

Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel - May 2010 Results

The RateSupermarket.ca Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel results for May 2010 have been released.

You can find detailed commentary from the top-notch panel of industry experts in our Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel section.

View the full press release here.

May 6, 2010

Real estate: Signs of anxiety

Tara Perkins from the Globe and Mail wrote an article on rising interest rates and increased consumer concern on this trend. "If you currently have a mortgage, get those documents, find out when it's up for renewal, whether you have to pay penalties if you refinance," said Kelvin Mangaroo." View the full article.

May 5, 2010

RateSupermarket.ca's founder, Kelvin Mangaroo, appeared along with Paula Roberts, Roberts Group, on CTV's Canada AM this morning to answer viewer's mortgage related questions.

View the full video.

April 21, 2010

RateSupermarket.ca's founder, Kelvin Mangaroo, spoke to Canada AM's Beverly Thomson this morning about rising mortgage rates and provided their "Rate Hike Action Plan" to help Canadian consumers find the best mortgage rates while rates are increasing.

View the full video.

April 20, 2010

GETTING PERSONAL CDA: Mortgage Rate Honeymoon Ending Soon

TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Canadians hoping to buy a home this spring might want to move fast to lock in a low mortgage rate.

According to RatesSupermarket.ca, an independent rate-comparison Web site, fixed rates are bound to move higher during April, and while variable rates remain unchanged, they're likely to increase as soon as the Bank of Canada raises its overnight target rate, which is widely expected in July.

View the full article here.

April 12, 2010

Hypothèques : les taux fixes continueront de monter

Selon RateSupermarket.ca, le site Internet bilingue de comparaison des taux d'intérêt au Canada, les taux hypothécaires fixes subiront d'autres hausses d'ici la fin du mois.

Voir l'article complet .

8 avril 2010

Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel - April 2010 Results Released

The RateSupermarket.ca Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel results for April 2010 have just been released.

You can find detailed commentary from the top-notch panel of industry experts in our Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel section.

View the full press release here.

April 8, 2010

RateSupermarket.ca's founder, Kelvin Mangaroo, appeared on CTV's Canada AM this morning to discuss yesterday's mortgage rate increases by RBC, TD and Laurentian Bank and what that means for Canadian consumers.

View the full video here.

March 30, 2009

The Globe and Mail's Chaya Cooperberg featured RateSupermarket.ca in her Home Cents blog today entitled, "Shop around for your next mortgage".

"Christie's search started online, where she came across RateSupermarket.ca, a service that lets homebuyers compare mortgage rates as well as mortgage brokers across the country. Within a week, she had transferred her mortgage to a new lender at a variable rate below the prime lending rate." View the full article.

March 26, 2010

Get the Best Rates Out There with RateSupermarket.ca

Burlington, March 2009...The world of mortgages and insurance is simplified and demystified for Canadians due to the ingenuity of entrepreneur Kelvin Mangaroo.

A search for the best lending or insurance rate, previously limited to local banks and brokers, is now a national pursuit on the comprehensive, comparison website called RateSupermarket.ca.

View the full article or the original press clipping.

March 24, 2010

RateSupermarket.ca appeared on the Globe and Mail website in Rob Carrick's Personal Finance Reader column , "Cheap U.S. flights, tax tips and egregious cell phone bills". "RateSupermarket.ca conducted a recent poll of 413 people and found that half renewed their mortgages without shopping around for a better rate. Is this loyalty, or laziness bordering on negligence?" View the full article.

March 12, 2010

Lender Loyalty Could Cost Canadian Consumers Thousands

RateSupermarket.ca, is embarking on a campaign to educate Canadians that shopping around for the best mortgage rates at renewal time could save them thousands.

"Mortgage rates are at near all time lows and many Canadians are missing an opportunity to get better rates by staying loyal to their existing mortgage providers," said Kelvin Mangaroo, Founder, RateSupermarket.ca. "We want to let Canadians know that they have many options when renewing their mortgage and are in a position of power. By comparing lenders and brokers on our site you could easily save thousands." View the full press release here.

March 9, 2010

RateSupermarket.ca Nominated for Two CMP Awards

RateSupermarket.ca is pleased to announce that we’ve been nominated for 2 awards at this year’s prestigious 2010 CMP Canadian Mortgage Awards. The nominations were for the following categories:

• 2010 Best Internet Presence
• 2010 Best (Mortgage) Industry Service Provider

March 4, 2010

Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel - March 2010 Results Released

The RateSupermarket.ca Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel results for March 2010 have just been released.

You can find detailed commentary from the top-notch panel of industry experts in our Mortgage Rate Outlook Panel section. View the full press release here.

March 1, 2010

Rob Carrick mentioned RateSupermarket.ca in his Personal Finance Reader today entitleed, "Tips for getting smarter about money and finance". For "People looking for the best mortgage rate, there's a website called RateSupermarket.ca....The RateSupermarket.ca website has assembled a panel of experts to offer views each month on where mortgage rates are headed in the next 30 to 45 days. Check it out if you're in the market for a mortgage or have to renew." View the full article.

February 26, 2010

It Just Got Easier to Find the Lowest Car & Home Insurance Quotes

RateSupermarket.ca, Canada's one-stop-site to quickly and easily compare over 500 mortgage rates from the country's top lenders, has announced the launch of their latest insurance comparison tool. View the full press release here.

February 11, 2010

Are Mortgage Rates Heading Lower in February 2010? RateSupermarket.ca's panel of financial gurus believe we could possibly see lower fixed mortgage rates and bigger variable rate discounts to prime.

You can view the latest Mortgage Rate Panel Outlook or view the full press release here.

February 4, 2010

RateSupermarket.ca's Expert Mortgage Panel Divided but Consensus Expects Rates to Remain Low in Early 2010. The Panel of financial gurus provide their Outlook for January - mortgage rates will stay put as we kick off 2010.

You can view the latest Mortgage Rate Panel Outlook or view the full press release here.

January 7, 2010

RateSupermarket.ca founder, Kelvin Mangaroo, appeared on CTV's Canada AM this morning to discuss Finance Minister, Jim Flaherty's, latest comments on the mortgage industry.

View the full video here.

December 22, 2009

RateSupermarket.ca appeared on Global TV's Consumer SOS segment entitled "Home Buyer Beware" with Sean O'Shea.

View the full video here.

December 3, 2009

RateSupermarket.ca Gathers High Profile Panel to Offer Early 2010 Mortgage Rate Outlook. High Profile Panel of Financial Gurus Expect Mortgage Rates to Remain Low Heading into 2010.

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December 2, 2009

RateSupermarket.ca a établi un partenariat avec le Métro Montréal pour afficher la liste des meilleurs taux hypothécaires dans leur section "Immobiliers" hebdomadaire chaque jeudi.

le 1re Octobre, 2009

RateSupermarket.ca has partnered with Metro News to provide the best mortgage rates listings in their weekly Real Estate section each Thursday.

August 20th, 2009

Read RateSupermarket.ca founder, Kelvin Mangaroo's, bi-monthly column entitled "Embracing the online world" in CMP magazine, and it's website, Mortgagebrokernews.ca. The third article provides an overview on setting up a user-friendly website from a mortgage broker's perspective.

August 12th, 2009

The Globe and Mail's personal finance journalist, Rob Carrick, included RateSupermarket.ca in his June 18, 2009, Personal Reader newsletter entitled "Suffering from recession anxiety?".

* Note: you must be a GlobePlus member to access it on the website

June 18th, 2009

Read RateSupermarket.ca founder, Kelvin Mangaroo's, bi-monthly column entitled "Embracing the online world" in CMP magazine, and it's website, Mortgagebrokernews.ca. The second installment outlines a step by step process to get your mortgage business online.

May 6th, 2009

"February 27th, 2009 - Today, RateSupermarket.ca is pleased to announce that we have been nominated by the Canadian Mortgage Professional (CMP) Awards as the Best Mortgage Industry Service Provider by the mortgage broker industry."

February 27th, 2009

"January 27th, 2009 - Today, RateSupermarket.ca, launched their new Canadian credit card comparison engine. Similar to the very popular mortgage rate service, they have designed a simple, easy to use tool that allows Canadians to compare credit cards from all the major lenders and enables them to apply securely online with the card issuer."

January 27th, 2009

Kelvin Mangaroo tells you how to effectively market your business online while on a budget - with limited time available to dedicate to this growing resource.

January 7th, 2009

Read Kelvin Mangaroo's article in the December 2008 issue of CMP (Canadian Mortgage Professional) magazine entitled "Embracing the online world".

December 10th, 2008

"RateSupermarket.ca announced the results of its latest survey which revealed that mortgage shoppers remain loyal to their own banks over other funding options such as Canadian mortgage brokers, trusts and credit unions."

August 7th, 2008

"A new tool is now available for consumers that makes it easier to shop around for a mortgage.

And it may be a good time to use it, since the Bank of Canada is reluctant to cut interest rates right now.

A new website, ratesupermarket.ca, now gives consumers a new way to stay informed, and aware of their options."

See the the video and full article here.

June 23rd, 2008

"RateSupermarket.ca came up with an ingenious plan: Why not enable shoppers to compare mortgage rates from banks, credit unions and brokers with one search? Why not allow first time buyers and homeowners to speak directly to brokers and lenders via the web?"

June 18th, 2008

"Taux hypothecaires sur le web
Un nouveau site Internet permet de comparer les conditions offertes par les banques et courtiers dans chacune des provinces canadiennes."

le 22 mai, 2008

"Founder Kelvin Mangaroo says RateSupermarket.ca is the first comparison Web site in Canada to enable mortgage shoppers to speak directly to lenders or broker instantly through the site or by phone free of charge."

May 22nd, 2008

"Prospective homeowners can easily compare mortgage rates from multiple suppliers through RateSuperMarket.ca, a preliminary version of which launched yesterday."

May 22nd, 2008

"Prospective home owners can easily compare mortgage rates from multiple suppliers through RateSuperMarket.ca, a preliminary version of which launched today. More than 500 current mortgage rates can be compared from top lenders and brokers. Rates supplied by the lenders and brokers are updated twice a day."

May 21st, 2008

"Canada's most comprehensive mortgage rate comparison website, RateSupermarket.ca, launched today, offering Canadians the quickest way to compare over 500 of the best current mortgage rates from all the top lenders and brokers with one single search."

May 21st, 2008

"They are providing Canadians with a new way to search and compare mortgage rates that hasn't been seen in the country as yet. In addition, they're the first mortgage rate comparison site to implement a Connect for Free solution providing a huge benefit to visitors and facilitating visitors communicating with the mortgage lenders and brokers."

May 16th, 2008