Borrowell and Equifax partner to give free credit score reports

Regularly checking your credit report and knowing your credit score can be one of the most important aspects of living a good financial life. However, many Canadians don’t know their credit score or history simply because getting your hands on them is usually a bit of a hassle.

‘Star Trek’ actor Anton Yelchin killed by roll-away car

On Sunday night, the world said goodbye to Anton Yelchin, who played the USS Enterprise’s navigation officer and mathematical genius, Pavel Chekov in the rebooted Star Trek film series. The 27-year-old actor was killed after being hit by his own car when it rolled down his driveway.

9 Factors that influence your life insurance rates

Because life insurance is a pretty generic product (the only thing really separating companies is their perceived ability to pay a claim), most consumers are really only interested in one factor, which is price.

Walmart to launch its mobile payment app in Canada

Walmart made headlines last week when it announced its decision to no longer support payment via Visa credit card in its stores. Now it is rumoured that it will add support for Walmart Pay, its mobile payment app, potentially still allowing those with Visa cards a way to shop at the store.

GMC feature reminds drivers not to leave kids in hot cars

It happens every year, and every time it does people probably ask themselves how someone could leave a child to die in a hot car. The sad truth is even as most people tell themselves could never do anything like that, it really can happen to anyone. GMC is hoping to change that.

Experts predict Canada’s housing market to finally cool off in 2017

If you were waiting for the Canadian housing market to return to sanity, you may not have to wait much longer. With May’s housing data available, it’s overwhelmingly likely that the boom in Toronto and Vancouver has sold itself out.

What you need to know about making a car insurance claim

There’s a good chance that, at some point, you will be involved in a car accident. If this is the case, you will need to file a car insurance claim. After all, the whole reason to purchase insurance is to help you manage your finances in the event that an accident or unexpected event affects your assets.

Study shows Canada is underinsured against floods

In a report titled “The Road to flood Resilience in Canada” Swiss Re highlights the shortcomings of Canada’s insurance industry against the country’s main property risk: flooding.

3 tips for travelling when the loonie is weak

Poor Canada. The weather is lousy half of the year and it takes forever to travel anywhere other than the United States. Travellers who have saved up enough money to finally take that European vacation gave themselves pause this year as they calculated just how many loonies it now takes to buy a coffee on the Champs-Élysée.

belairdirect rated top home insurer in Eastern Canada

When it comes to determining what makes a good insurance company there are several factors consumers need to keep in mind. Price is obviously a major factor, but there’s a lot more that a customer needs when dealing with an insurer, which is why J.D. Power uses surveys to rate the top insurance companies across the country.

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