Effective April 6th 2020, the Stress Test qualifying rate will decrease for Insured Mortgages.
Mortgage default insurance is required when borrowers make a down payment of less than 20%
The new benchmark will be the weekly median 5-year fixed insured mortgage rate from mortgage insurance applications, plus 2%.
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For full details about the change, you can follow the link to the federal announcement noted below.
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