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When Delinquency and Valued Partnerships Collide
When auto loan delinquencies rise, lenders have an obligation to respond. All too often, the reaction is to terminate the perceived cause of that delinquency. A better strategy may be to find and fix the source of the risk. A late payment is an outcome; it does not establish whether the cause was an origination problem, lender policy or an economy that changed after approval. Productive automotive partners should be informed, retrained and evaluated before they are removed. Preserving partnerships that can still benefit the lender is disciplined risk management. Not all displaced business will simply move to another dealer.
Private Mortgages Don’t Need More Borrowers. They Need Better-Informed Ones.
Budget 2026: Two CLA Advocacy Wins for Borrowers and Lenders
Everyone Wants to Own the Borrower. Nobody Wants to Own the Friction.
What Budget 2026 means for Canadian lenders
Credit Where Understanding Is Due
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