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51% of homebuyers said that they discussed unexpected costs with their mortgage professional.
Initiative: Mortgage Consumer Survey
Adopter: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
33% of participants in a financial literacy workshop reported having either no chequing, or no savings account (i.e. underbanked), whereas 8% reported having neither (i.e. unbanked). Most unbanked and underbanked participants are under 21 and are less likely to have an income.
Initiative: Money Matters
Adopter: ABC Life Literacy Canada
8% of participants in a financial literacy workshop reported having neither chequing, nor savings, account (i.e. unbanked). A quarter of those participants noted not knowing what financial products or services best suit their needs as a major reason.
Initiative: Money Matters
Adopter: ABC Life Literacy Canada
35% of buyers reported experiencing unexpected costs during the homebuying process. Immediate repairs were the most reported unexpected expense, followed by lawyer fees.
Initiative: Mortgage Consumer Survey
Adopter: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Only 1 in 4 Canadians can correctly identify the compounding effect of fees on investments over time.
Initiative: Investor Survey
Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization
About 1 in 5 Canadians approached with a fraudulent investment opportunity were defrauded, with first-generation Canadians being most vulnerable to this type of fraud.
Initiative: Investor Survey
Adopter: Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization
In Ontario, a nearly 30% gap related to banking access at credit unions and access to health and life insurance was reported between consumers with high financial vulnerability and consumers with no financial vulnerability.
Initiative: 2022 Consumer Research Study
Adopter: Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
More than 10% of Canadians reported that they could not access trustworthy and unbiased financial advice.
Initiative: Free independent ecosystem reports
Adopter: Financial Resilience Institute
Nearly 11% of Canadians reported that they could not access affordable credit.
Initiative: Free independent ecosystem reports
Adopter: Financial Resilience Institute
The longer users have been saving with QUBER, the lower the chance they report reduced productivity at work due to money stress.
Initiative: QUBER App
Adopter: QUBER
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