In order to purchase a home, you must have an established credit history. Each time you pay a bill (for your credit card or for a monthly service such as your telephone or electricity), you are establishing a credit rating for yourself. A credit rating is a number or score that banks, mortgage companies, and other lending businesses use to assess your level of financial responsibility.

Paying your bills on time every month, contributes to having a good credit rating. If you miss payments, or are often late making your payments, your credit rating is probably...

In order to qualify for mortgage financing you need to have an established credit history and credit score at Equifax or Trans Union credit reporting agencies in Canada.  Lenders use this information to determine how likely you are to repay your mortgage loan.

In Canada, if you are putting less than a 20% down payment on a home, you will need a minimum credit score of...

Your credit score is a three-digit number ranging from 300-900 that tells future lenders how risky it is to lend you money based on your history of making debt payments.

There are many misconceptions about what it takes to keep your score high. Henrietta Ross, the CEO of the Canadian Association of Credit (CACCS) helps us sort fact from fiction...