New research looks at the relationship between loan amendment activity and the general direction of credit quality
Slightly more than one in three Canadian consumers have checked their own credit report prior to making important decisions involving their finances, according to a recent poll conducted for credit reporting company TransUnion.The survey, conducted by Roper Public Affairs for TransUnion, reveals that the most likely activities to cause Canadians to check their own credit […]
Sharp improvement in Asia-Pacifiic, Latin America
Funding growth with limited ability to access capital markets will be one of the overall system’s larger financial challenges in coming years
Only Canada, Austria and Denmark would display fiscal deficits now associated with speculative grade sovereigns
Canada’s budgetary balance to remain strongest of G7 nations in 2006, 2007
Move supported by Bear Stearns’ balanced-business mix strategy
Proposed framework will achieve transparency
Goal is to ensure integrity and transparency
Quality declines in North America as number of downgrades rises