Duffie Osental

Duffie Osental is a writer and journalist. His work covers the mortgage, insurance, wealth management and personal finance landscapes and has appeared in Canadian Mortgage Professional, Insurance Business Canada and Wealth Professional Canada. He currently works as the lead marketing and communication writer at an alternative lender in Toronto, where he is based.

Duffie Osental

Duffie Osental is a writer and journalist. His work covers the mortgage, insurance, wealth management and personal finance landscapes and has appeared in Canadian Mortgage Professional, Insurance Business Canada and Wealth Professional Canada. He currently works as the lead marketing and communication writer at an alternative lender in Toronto, where he is based.

Dominion Lending Centres deal with Pinch Financial

Dominion Lending Centres joins Pinch Financial’s AI platform on Realtor.ca

February 5, 2025 No Comments

Broker network Dominion Lending Centres (DLC) has announced a partnership with Pinch Financial in a deal that would add the network—one of Canada’s largest—to the fintech’s technology platform, which is used on listing sites such as Realtor.ca.

RBC housing affordability

CMHC: Restoring pre-COVID housing affordability should be the goal

December 9, 2024 No Comments

New analysis comes as federal government faces pressure to tackle the housing crisis

Secondary Suite refinancing

Mortgage industry weighs in on federal secondary suite refinance program

October 16, 2024 3 Comments

Industry professionals express cautious optimism but call for more clarity on the program’s specifics

FINTRAC AML

Mortgage industry braces for FINTRAC’s new AML rules starting October 11

October 10, 2024 No Comments

New FINTRAC regulations set to impact mortgage professionals nationwide.

Prepayment penalty calculations

Is breaking your mortgage for a lower rate worth the prepayment penalty?

September 18, 2024 No Comments

As interest rates continue to drop, borrowers might wonder if they should renegotiate their fixed-rate mortgage. But at what cost?

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