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In this edition of THE FINE PRINT, we magnify the 4-point font at the bottom of every mortgage insurance policy.

Title insurance is available for a wide variety of commercial and residential transactions. In the commercial lending context, a lender may secure a loan against real property of the borrower.

Welcome to THE FINE PRINT, where we shine a light on the tiny text at the bottom of mortgage insurance policies.

On November 23, 2005, Justice R.J. Smith of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a claim brought by two registered representatives, Derek King ("King") and William Crook ("Crook"), against their former employer, Merrill Lynch Canada Inc. ("Merrill Lynch").

Drawing the line between privacy and practicality is not always easy, even for the Justices of the Court of Appeal, who divided narrowly on the issue.

Coined by courts as "Equity's Darling", the law of Equity is said to have a special affinity for the bona fide purchaser for value ("BFP"). The BFP defence is the exception to the common law rule...

On behalf of Quinn Ross of The Ross Firm Professional Corporation posted in Residential Real Estate on Monday, February 6, 2017.

A Notice of Security Interest, or NOSI, is a legal instrument that allows vendors to register claims against a property's title when homeowners purchase or lease certain equipment...

Much has been written about the flags of mortgage fraud, with a description of flags often buried in articles not read very carefully.

In the business of real estate financing, it is not uncommon for a lender to make more than one loan to the same borrower in exchange for mortgages, among other security, on the real property...

The SEC has indentified, as a significant contributing factor to the RMBS collapse, the paucity of adequate information which would have allowed investors to make informed investment decisions and the resulting overreliance upon ratings.

On Thursday 27 July, 2006 the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the TCT Logistics ("TCT") case.

On January 18, 2010 the British Columbia Securities Commission issued an expanded and updated guide for investors regarding how to work with their investment advisors.

The emergence of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology over the past several years has shaken up the financial services sector in unprecedented fashion, in a corner of the Canadian economy...

The OSC and SEC have changed the expiry dates of their emergency orders on short selling and issuer repurchases of their own securities as follows...

On November 23, 2005, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) proposed a number of changes to the corporate governance requirements applicable to its listed companies. These changes include clarifications of some disclosure requirements and codification of some interpretations previously made by the NYSE.

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently released its annual Summary Report for Investment Fund Issuers, providing an overview of key policy initiatives, emerging issues and compliance reviews concerning the investment fund industry. This