Sadly, many advisers are inexperienced
with penalty calculations and give you a blank stare when you ask too many questions.
Not exact matches
That's where a powerful calculator from RateSuperMarket.ca comes in — it works
with both variable rate mortgages (where the
penalty is typically the equivalent of three months interest) as well as fixed rate mortgages (where the
calculation can be quite complex, and quite expensive).
As a result TD came out
with its revised
penalty calculation process.
but those products are full of restrictions, limitations and inflated prepayment
penalty calculations... for our purposes, I'm only discussing quality mortgage products
with no gimmicks or strings attached).
By March 5 2013 it will go a step further by requiring banks to provide: annual information to help consumers calculate their
penalty, written
penalty statements upon request
with clear
calculation explanations, and access to exact prepayment
penalty quotes by phone.
Read more on the heat being applied to the Chartered Banks byzantine
penalty calculations here, along
with one lenders stats on the % of CDN's breaking mortgages each year (including year 1).
I urge anyone being faced
with an outrageous prepayment
penalty to review your documents at the signing of the mortgage and do the
calculation based on how it is outlined to be calculated from the document you signed.
You will only be affected if you're looking to break your current fixed - rate mortgage
with a big bank or credit union as the
penalty calculation has just been changed or if you are looking to qualify for a new mortgage.
Matthew Ardrey, VP, Wealth Advisor for Tridelta Financial, is often asked by clients to compare the
penalty for taking CPP early versus adding years to the pension
calculation with zeros in them.
Some of the changes being proposed
with respect to the Employment Standards Code include: the introduction of new unpaid, job - protected leaves, decreased eligibility thresholds for existing unpaid, job - protected leaves, increasing the rate at which overtime may be banked, changes to the eligibility and
calculation of overtime in the context of compressed work weeks, the introduction of additional employee rest periods, changes to the eligibility and
calculation of general holiday pay, amendments to youth employment, the introduction of additional notice requirements in the context of group termination notices, and new enforcement tools to deal
with non-compliant employers, including introduction of an administrative
penalty system.
If you don't get the salary
calculation right, you'll be hit
with major
penalties.
This
calculation is for an occupancy type of owner for a single family dwelling purchase
with full income documentation in the state of HI
with a lock period of 30 days and no prepayment
penalty.