Credit has become much tighter, and lenders are seeing these tight lending conditions reflected in their balance sheets. (totalmortgage.com)
That's partly because the biggest banks are diversified enough to absorb a wave of local defaults and therefore wouldn't alter lending conditions in other parts of the country. (macleans.ca)
I believe this sector may continue to benefit from higher interest rates in 2018, which should create more profitable lending conditions. (fidelity.com)