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Questions
What should I know before speaking to you about a mortgage?
Checklist - When applying for a mortgage, we'll need some documents and information. Here’s our mortgage application checklist.
Residential Mortgage Security - When you borrow money to buy a house, we require security in the form of real property.
Mortgage Default Insurance - As per Legislation, we can only lend up to 80% of the purchase price or value of your new home. If you have less than 20% for a down payment, you'll need mortgage default insurance (pdf).
What types of mortgages do you offer?
We have several flexible options for you to choose from. We can help answer any questions you have about the following choices and what works best for you:
- Open mortgages let you make large payments without penalty.
- Closed mortgages make budgeting easier since you’ll always know your mortgage payment amount.
- A fixed rate protects against rate increases.
- A variable rate floats with prime to take advantage of rate decreases.
Do you offer mortgage insurance? How does it work?
A protection plan provides peace of mind for you and your loved ones. During a tough time, you can focus on your family. We'll focus on protecting you from financial loss.
With an insured mortgage, if you are unable to make your mortgage payments, CUMIS, our reputable insurance company, will make the payments for you. You can apply for a variety of insurance types for your mortgage: disability, life, loss of employment, or critical illness. So, for example, if you lost your job and had loss of employment insurance on your mortgage, CUMIS would make your mortgage payments until you found a job again (up to maximum time noted in your policy). You wouldn’t have to worry about losing your home during such a difficult time.
AIR = Annual Interest Rate
APR = Annual Percentage Rate
Annual Interest Rate = The total cost of credit expressed as an annual percentage, not including various non-interest charges.
Annual Percentage Rate = The total cost of credit expressed as an annual percentage, taking into account, both interest and various non-interest charges.
If there are no non-interest finance charges, the AIR and APR will be the same.
APR Assumptions:
a. $300,000 Mortgage
b. 25 Year Amortization
c. Applicable Term for Each
d. $400 Appraisal Fee
Applicable to residential mortgages only and subject to Innovation Federal Credit Union lending criteria for residential properties. Some conditions apply.
Interest rate compounded semi-annually not in advance. Interest rates are subject to change without notice.Applicable to residential mortgages only and subject to Credit Union lending criteria for residential properties. Some conditions apply.
Rates subject to change without notice.
Innovation Federal Credit Union will lend for properties located in Canada only.
Additional information for building mortgages could be required depending on the type of construction project you are undertaking.
Offer is non-transferable and is not valid in conjunction with any other Offer. Limit of one Offer per Qualifying Account Holder, including for joint Account Holders. The recipient(s) of the Offer is solely responsible for any tax consequences associated with their receipt thereof.
$4,000 Mortgage Cashback Terms & Conditions
This offer applies to first time home buyers, next time home buyers and/or anyone who transfers their mortgage loan to Innovation Federal Credit Union (“Innovation”) from another financial institution (the “Applicants”). Mortgage loans must have a principal amount of $100,000 or more, and must be one of the following Innovation Federal Credit Union (“Innovation”) Fixed-Rate Closed mortgages:
- 2-year Closed Fixed (Special) mortgage interest rate with a term of 2 years and amortization of 25 years or less
- 3-year Closed Fixed (Special) mortgage interest rate with a term of 3 years and amortization of 25 years or less
- 4-year Closed Fixed (Special) mortgage interest rate with a term of 4 years and amortization of 25 years or less
- 5-year Closed Fixed (Special) mortgage interest rate with a term of 5 years and amortization of 25 years or less
The offer applies to new consumer residential mortgage loans only. Mortgages for an acreage or home quarter which qualifies for residential mortgage pricing are not eligible for Mortgage Cash Back. The mortgage must have a purchase price or as-improved property value less than or equal to $1,500,000. Mortgage renewals, re-advances or refinances are not eligible for the Mortgage Cash Back offer. Applicants must have an Innovation No-Fee Bank Account and Member Rewards Account. Pre-authorized mortgage payments must come from an Innovation bank account. Mortgage application must be submitted to Innovation by June 30, 2025, and mortgage must be funded within 120 days of application.
Qualifying Applicants will receive cash back based on their mortgage loan amount. Cash back amounts are tiered as follows:
- $1,000 cash back on a mortgage loan of $100,000 – $299,999
- $2,000 cash back on a mortgage loan of $300,000, – $499,999
- $2,500 cash back on a mortgage loan of $500,000 – $749,000
- $3,000 cash back on a mortgage loan of $750,000 - $999,999
- $4,000 cash back on a mortgage loan of $1,000,000 - $1,500,000
Cash back amount will be deposited into the Applicant’s Innovation Member Rewards Account within 30 business days after mortgage funding. In the case of joint mortgages, the cash back amount will be divided equally amongst all mortgage holders. Investment income earned on Member Rewards Account balances may be taxable. If the offer ends before the 30 business days after funding, Innovation will still pay the cash back amount to the Applicants, provided the above terms and conditions are met.
Offer is subject to meeting Innovation’s credit approval criteria. Offer may end or change at any time without notice. From time to time, and without notice, Innovation may change, supplement, or amend these terms and conditions. Offer expires June 30, 2025, but may end at any time without notice.
Offer is non-transferable and is not valid in conjunction with any other Offer unless otherwise stated. Limit of one Offer per Qualifying Account Holder, including for joint Account Holders. The recipient(s) of the Offer is solely responsible for any tax consequences associated with their receipt thereof.