The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and Shopper Drug Mart have announced today that they are launching a nation wide program that will now make it more convenient for Canadians to bank and earn rewards at Shoppers Drug Mart/ Pharmaprix locations throughout the country. This is huge news, for the first time ever, a Canadian
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Mortgage Change – 10 Year Fixed Mortgage Rates at all time Low
It came to my attention that on January 13th, 2012, ING announced that it would be lowering the rate on its 10 year fixed mortgage to a record low of 3.99%. As it stands, other lenders will be following this and allowing borrowers to access 3.84% through mortgage providers on none other than RateHub. In
RBC Mobile Banking App Holds Top Spot for Best 2011 Apps
Apple has released their Best of 2011 apps, and of course there is a Finance Category. As you have probably guessed it, one of the Big Six banks holds a top spot for the Canadian Financial category for popularity. The Canadian bank, which holds the top spot in the Canadian Financial category, is none other
Bank of Canada Keeps Overnight Rate Unchanged
The Bank of Canada has announced that they will be maintaining the current target for the overnight rate at 1%. That being said, the Bank Rate is 1.25%, while the deposit rate is at 0.75%. The rate has been kept at 1% for the past year as the Bank of Canada continues to wait for
RBC Introduces Two Cash Back MasterCards
It recently came to my attention that the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has launched two new credit cards; one to their personal banking division and another to their business banking division. The two new credit cards that have been launched are in fact Cash Back MasterCards, which addresses a portion of the market that
RBC offering Prime + 0.5% on their Homeline Plan Credit Line
As I was taking some time to go through a few deal websites, I decided to visit RedFlagDeals. I haven’t been on it for some time (not sure why, it’s a great site). Anyways, I came across a great deal that I have to share with everyone; I am sure a lot of people will
Conversation with Royal Bank of Canada’s Sharad Ojha
A couple of weeks ago, the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) launched a fully integrated RBC mobile banking app for the Android. Their app filled a gap that was lingering for some time, seeing as they launched integrated mobile banking apps for the Blackberry and iPhone back in December 2010. Now with the launch of










