Many folks who got non-prime mortgages 12 months ago are being forced to renew at rates that are 100% to 150% higher. Example: 3.49% renewing at 7.99% Some may wonder whether resorting to interest-only non-institutional lenders is a solution. Does it provide enough payment relief?

If you're looking for entrepreneurial inspiration look no further than Gary Mauris. He's just about the most powerful player in Canada's mortgage business, a guy who co-built a $77+ billion mortgage origination machine—starting with little mortgage experience. Now he heads what the company

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With home values getting slammed and mortgage volumes falling off a cliff, there's probably a better time to raise money as a mortgage company. That hasn't stopped Canadian mortgage broker and technology provider, Pineapple. The company has filed to raise over $17 million in a U.