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Equifax tests the inclusion of rent in the credit score in Canada
Equifax Canada is exploring how rent data could be factored into consumer credit score calculations to make financial services and borrowing accessible to more people. The agency says it tested…
Equifax is exploring adding rent history to credit scores
(Toronto) Equifax Canada is studying how rent data could be taken into account when calculating consumers’ credit scores, to make financial services and borrowing accessible to more people. Posted at…
Capital gains tax increase | Girard must have credit agencies in mind, says Fitzgibbon
(Quebec) The Legault government must have the structural deficit and the credit agencies in mind when it makes the decision whether or not to follow in the footsteps of the…
“Improper credit” | Simon Jolin-Barrette plans to present a bill within a year
(Quebec) The Minister of Justice, Simon Jolin-Barrette, intends to table a bill within a year to fight against abusive credit contracts, think of credit cards and mortgage loans. Published yesterday…
with the drop in credit rates, the real estate sector is regaining color
While real estate loan rates have started to decline since March, real estate professionals are returning to sustained activity. Published on 04/15/2024 07:31 Update on 04/15/2024 08:46 Reading time: 2…
Going out to a restaurant… without a credit card
Leave your credit card in your wallet… and pay less. Exhausted by the fees charged by the Visa and Mastercards of this world on each transaction, the owner of the…
Carbon credit projects by planting trees that are slow to come out of the ground
A Quebec carbon credit program allowing participants to plant trees to offset their polluting emissions is slow to bear fruit. Since its launch, at the very end of 2022, it…
credit rates begin to fall
Real estate loan rates have been falling since the start of 2024. A decline that is limited for the moment, but which allows households who want to invest in real…
In Repentigny, retaliation by a credit union
Repentigny Mayor Nicolas Dufour accuses Caisse Desjardins Pierre-Le Gardeur of cutting funding to local organizations as retaliation against the City. Posted at 6:54 p.m. The City of Repentigny has been…
Céline’s manuscripts found | Death on credit given to the National Library of France
(Paris) The manuscript of Death on credit by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, who was among those who reappeared in 2021, joined the collections of the National Library of France, the BnF announced…
Tax credit for eligible low-income seniors aged 70 and over
This text is the answer to a reader’s question sent to the Courrier de l’Économie team. Click here to subscribe. Help for seniors: will those aged 75 and over still…
interest rates for obtaining credit are starting to fall, is it a good time to buy?
Real estate loan rates fall below 4%. Is now the time to buy? Or is it better to wait? Published on 03/16/2024 08:33 Reading time: 2 min At the moment,…
interest rates for obtaining credit are starting to fall, is it a good time to buy?
Real estate loan rates fall below 4%. Is now the time to buy? Or is it better to wait? Published on 03/16/2024 08:33 Reading time: 2 min At the moment,…
Transport and preparation costs | $75 credit for nearly 500,000 Quebec motorists
The series of collective actions against hidden dealer fees is coming to an end. Posted at 12:12 p.m. Nearly half a million Quebec motorists who purchased a car between November…
Girard budget: credit agencies warn the Legault government
DBRS Morningstar and Moodys were not impressed by Minister Eric Girard’s budget, which had to defend itself today. • Read also: The record deficit of $11 billion is “reasonable,” judges…
“We must not take away credit and legitimacy from a teacher” with the establishment of educational support units, warns the SE-Unsa union
The Prime Minister announced on Wednesday that he wanted to set up educational support units to support “teachers who are apprehensive about a teaching sequence, who face resistance, or even…
this film produced by football player Travis Kelce is financed by a tax credit on renewable energies
It’s an American film with Ed Harris and Morgan Freeman, but more than the casting, it’s the producer, Travis Kelce and the method of financing, which attract attention. Published on…
The Committee for the Prevention of Radicalization criticized by the Court of Auditors for its “unsatisfactory” policies and its “failing” credit management
In very severe terms, a report from the Court of Auditors published on Monday deplores the “virtually non-existent role” of the Committee, “a scientific advice with very insufficient results” and…
The acquisition of Discover by Capital One reshuffles the cards in the credit sector
(New York) The marriage of Capital One, one of the main American banks, with Discover, specializing in credit cards, reshuffles the cards in a sector which continues to develop in…
Access to information: mystery surrounding public servants’ credit card spending
Our journalists share their horror stories with access to information, to obtain information that should be public and that you have a right to know. As part of a file…