Interesting Quote on Communitylend Site
I'm not sure if they did a small update to their site or not (for some reason, things look a bit updated to me, but I still don't see a board of advisors posted), but here is a funny quote from their borrow site:
Today in Canada, when you ask your financial service provider for a loan they tell you what your interest rate on your loan will be. There is no negotiation."
A WHAT??? I am not sure if I really agree with this. Banks' loan portfolios, being the profit centres that they are, means that rates are _always_ negotiable. The posted rate is always a starting point. Unless you're getting a loan for $100 from a bank, where it is almost a waste of their time (and probably your's) to haggle over interest rates to save a few percent, rates are always negotiable. Even if you cannot get them to lower their interest rate, you may very well be able to get them to give you a free chequing account or some such.
So, here's a bit of financial advice: Whenever getting a loan, talk to every bank (and credit union!) in town and in nearby towns, even if they claim to have "no haggle every day low rates". That's a lie. And negotiate, negotiate, negotiate!!! I have even heard of loan situations where a customer was playing off different branches of the same bank off of eachother. Of course, for a mortgage, every 0.01% point adds up. Just be sure to value your time and know when it is appropriate to spend hours and days getting lower rates and when it isn't.
2 reponses to "Interesting Quote on Communitylend Site"
1. Board of Advisors
Hi Dan ... expect the Board of Advisors, and some design updates tomorrow.
2. Thanks for the update, will
Thanks for the update, will keep my eyes fixed on the site :)
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