BC, Ontario Mortgage-Holders Increasingly Missed Payments in Q4, Equifax Says

BC, Ontario Mortgage-Holders Increasingly Missed Payments in Q4, Equifax Says
Equifax letterhead are shown on paper in Toronto on Oct.17, 2019. The Canadian Press/Christopher Katsarov
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Consumers in Ontario and British Columbia increasingly missed payments on mortgages and credit cards in the fourth quarter of 2023, Equifax Canada said.

The fourth quarter saw a continuation of what’s been happening for a while now as the impacts of higher interest rates and inflation continue to weigh on consumers, said Rebecca Oakes, vice-president of advanced analytics at Equifax Canada, in an interview.