Bank of Canada Says Household Imbalances Will Be Slow to Correct
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The Bank of Canada said record consumer debt loads remain the biggest domestic risk to the financial system and these imbalances will take time to unwind.
Slower credit growth and tighter mortgage regulations have curbed the risks that some families have taken on unaffordable debts, the bank said today in its semi-annual Financial System Review from Ottawa.