Mortgage rates often inflated, says ATB

ATB Financial says homebuyers are often confused about the posted mortgage rates at many institutions.

“The way [institutions currently] post mortgage rates…makes an already stressful consumer decision more complicated,” says Rob Bennett, executive vice-president of ATB Retail Financial Services.

In his view, homebuyers often haggle over rates to adjust them down, which means the final rates are “based on their negotiation skills.”

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