The Manulife One (M1) has always been one of the most powerful and flexible products in the mortgage market. But as slick as it is, the broker version was like a Brioni suit with a mustard stain—somewhat flawed. But now, Manulife has ironed out a few of the wrinkles.

It's always interesting to check in with mortgage fintechs like Pine. After all, if investors like Greylock Partners, Inovia Capital and Intact Ventures value the company at $75 million and hand them $30 million, they must be doing something unique. On Sept. 11, Pine unfurls itself nationally across

"HSBC Canada offered market-leading rates," the Competition Bureau wrote today, with respect to RBC's bid for the company. Observe the word "offered" — in the past tense because, barring a miracle deal blocker from the Minister of Finance, Canadians may soon never see HSBC'

If you're a mortgage advisor seasoned enough to recall the "good old days," you'll surely remember the arduous process of finding suitable lenders for clients. It was an era defined by quaintly archaic tasks, like: * manually scanning endless product guides * pouring through neverending rate