For Canadian
households debt loads rose faster than incomes, which may be a reaction to lower interest rates.
If there's one word that defines the Canadian economy at the moment, it's uncertainty — what with the shaky housing market, towering
household debt loads and, of course, a certain orange - hued world leader rattling the sabre of trade wars.
For borrowers with very high mortgage and
household debt loads, extending out the amortization period may reduce their monthly payments enough to make it possible for them to qualify for this rescue product and save their homes.
One has to wonder if the projections are overly ambitious considering the average
household debt load in Canada, including mortgage, credit card, line of credit and loan debt, is $ 112,329.
The report says 12 per cent of households are highly indebted — and they carry about 40 per cent of the country's overall
household debt load.
The Bank recently released an explainer video that described, in simple terms, how fast rising prices and bloated
household debt loads could combine to seriously damage the economy.
Not exact matches
All sectors recorded an increase in
debt loading from the end of 2016, lifting by $ 4.5 trillion, $ 6.5 trillion, $ 4.5 trillion and $ 5.5 trillion respectively for
households, non-financial corporates, governments and the financial sector.
Consumer purchases have been slowing down in recent months as
households face higher costs for borrowing, stricter mortgage rules and large
debt loads.
And when you remove
debt - free
households from the equation — people with either no
debt or no credit to speak of — the average
debt load was more than double that, at $ 15,609.
Canadian
households are carrying near - record
debt loads, and we are growing increasingly concerned about risks in some housing markets.
It would not be surprising if the
household sector had become more sensitive to news about interest rates, given the increased
debt and
debt servicing
loads that it is now carrying.
Given the nation's
debt load — as of February,
households had a record $ 2.1 trillion of mortgage and non-mortgage
debt — Poloz estimates the economy is 50 per cent more sensitive to rate hikes than in the past.
In addition, it can encourage consumers to add to their
debt load, which could put stress on Canadian
households, at a time when they are carrying record amounts of
debt.
Though student debtor
households tend to have larger total
debt loads, indebtedness needs to be assessed in the context of the
household's economic resources.
In 2016, 38 percent of American
households carried an average credit card
debt of $ 16,061, and holiday
debt adds, on average, about $ 1,000 to that
debt load.
The bloated
debt loads of Canadian
households has become a pervasive topic in media.
Higher prices are also increasing the pressures on
households whose incomes continue to stagnate and who continue to struggle with
debt loads.
The strong expansion of
household spending, encouraged by a prolonged period of historically low borrowing rates, has created concerns over Canadians» record - high
debt loads.
At the same time, our collective
debt load continues to rise as America's
household borrowing recently reached $ 12.1 trillion.
Of those expecting a refund for the 2013 tax year, 37 % plan to use the money to pay
household bills and / or reduce their overall
debt load, BMO found.
According to the Canadian mortgage rules, the total
debt load for a month should be less than 40 % of the
household income.
Though student debtor
households tend to have larger total
debt loads, indebtedness needs to be assessed in the context of the
household's economic resources.
About four - in - ten U.S.
households (37 %) headed by an adult younger than 40 currently have some student
debt — the highest share on record, with the median outstanding student
debt load standing at about $ 13, ooo.
NY Fed: Household
debt rise marks a «turning point» —
Households increased their
debt load in the third quarter by the largest amount since early 2008, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York... (See Fed report: Borrowing returns)
«Even factoring in the higher student
debt loads that are inhibiting young adults from forming their own
households as they finally land jobs, this country hasn't seen a
household formation rate this low since World War II.»
If yours is too high, it suggests that you're reaching beyond your ability to repay the loan: You've got too heavy a monthly
debt load and not enough
household income.