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1. Sunlig+bn[view] [source] 2024-02-06 19:23:01
>>eswat+(OP)
To maybe offer a different perspective: I think the Canadian mortgages linked to Chinese accounts will likely all be paid. What may be happening is that there is a lot of underground chinese financial activity that is not recorded in Canada and part of this 'network' is utilized to get money out of china.
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2. uLogMi+Lx[view] [source] 2024-02-06 20:11:08
>>Sunlig+bn
It's not a matter of if they get paid, it's the unfair advantage this gives in an already competitive market. 2/3 of these properties are probably rented out at inflated prices and the two probably pay the mortgage of the third owners live in. This is a free money glitch, aka fraud.
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3. jeffbe+1A[view] [source] 2024-02-06 20:21:29
>>uLogMi+Lx
If the market will bear the rent, why does changing the nationality of the owner improve anything?
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4. uLogMi+YI[view] [source] 2024-02-06 21:02:49
>>jeffbe+1A
This has nothing to do with nationality and everything to do with fraud. If other nations are doing this, it should stop too. Telling lies to acquire loans is illegal and inflates prices for everyone working legitimately.
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5. VK538F+se3[view] [source] 2024-02-07 16:05:56
>>uLogMi+YI
Good point. Well I know Canadians, Chinese, immigrants and banking.

I'm not surprised that some Chinese (or any) immigrants in Canada try to take advantage of the linguistic barrier to obtain credit. And since important Canadian documents are often less standardized than in other countries, one can surely employ a bit of artistic creativity with a stamp here and a stamp there to put through a false document.

I've personally dealt with fraudulent credit applications, submitted and approved, because the bank employee (Canadian, no relation to the client) wanted to improve his numbers. At least when I was involved in credit, because of the workflow, the middle office made decisions first based on the numbers provided to them by the front office. Of course they were supposed to control all supporting documents but they weren't exactly zealous and if you knew their work habits, you could probably deduce the best time and language for the submission of a questionable application.

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