News & Views is published by the Credit Association of Greater Toronto (CAGT) .

• President's Message
  Spring is one of the four temperate seasons, the transition period between winter and summer. Spring and "springtime" refer to the season and broadly to ideas of rebirth, renewal and regrowth. It's been...(Read More)

• Our Season's Summary
  Our 2009—2010 dinner meeting series have been a huge success this season. Our season included:

  • In October, an Economic Update Panel - Impact on Consumer Bankruptcies with Grant Bishop and J. Douglas Hoyes.

  • In November, for a third year, we joined Credit Canada at their special event, "An evening with Mike Holmes", host of "Holmes on Homes". ...(Read More)

• Mortgage Fraud
  Contributed by Kevin Klayman, Gasee, Cohen & Youngman
  Barristers & Solicitors and CAGT Board Member
  Mortgage fraud has made many recent headlines. It, and other forms of real estate fraud, also appear to be on the rise. How is the fraud taking place and what are the red flags that appear beforehand? Let us take a look at a few actual cases...(Read More)

• Innovation in Lending: Manitoba Credit Union 1st to offer Islamic mortgages
  A Manitoba Credit Union has become the first major financial institution in Canada to offer mortgages geared towards the needs of devout Muslims...(Read More)

• Did You Know?
  Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes?
  An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it?
  In the Caribbean there are oysters that can climb trees?
  Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair?
  The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910?...(Read More)

• Farewell to a colleague
  John 'Jack' McAleer, May 10, 1928—December 26, 2009. "Honest John" made his career within the agency industry with his beginnings at Canadian Bonded Credits where he was in sales for many years. In 1978 he founded Comret Credit Inc. and was always very involved within...(Read More)

• New Board Members The CAGT was pleased to elect the following three new members to its board of directors.

  • Shaun J. Stergios, Manager, Retention & Recovery Department, TD Financing Services
  • Richard Dunwoody, President and CEO, Dunwoody Group Inc.
  • Lisa Friedenberg, Supervisor, Collections, Toronto Hydro- Electric System Ltd....(Read More)