The average annual interest rate on a new credit card is 24.26%, LendingTree reports. That would be a prime example of ...

Craig Sebastiano is a personal finance writer based in Toronto. He was previously the managing editor at Ratehub.ca and has written about credit cards, mortgages, banking, investing and investment ...

If you have less-than-stellar credit, you may be classified as someone who is "subprime," which means your credit score is lower than what's required to get the best, or "prime," interest rates.

Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, Bank of Montreal, National Bank of Canada, ...

The prime rate dropped to as low as 2.25% in 2009. Interest rates stayed low for a while. As the economy showed signs of life, the BoC began raising rates again, but the prime rate stayed at 3% ...

In its first cut of 2025, the Bank of Canada (BoC) lowered its key interest rate by 25 basis points. On Wednesday, the ...

The prime rate is a base rate set by Canadian banks to determine the variable interest rates they can charge on lending products, such as mortgages and loans. Many or all of the products featured ...