Press Releases
By Susan Varty for the Canadian Lenders Association Fast becoming an annual can’t-miss event for FinTech, lending and finance professionals, this year’s Canadian Lenders Summit was held on November 21 in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Presented by the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA), and bringing together leading experts from the worlds of Canadian lending and finance, […]
Toronto, Canada, June 18, 2018 –  Today, the Canadian Lenders Association released a set of principles intended to help guide our advocacy and regulatory  outreach and collaboration both provincially and nationally with the aim of improving transparency, provide a balanced regulatory frameworks, and an open marketplace. “The Canadian Lenders Association represents the all lender stakeholders. We believe that […]
Toronto, Ontario, July 26, 2018:Â The Canadian Lenders Association (CLA), is pleased to announce that effective July 11, 2018, Jason Mullins, President and Chief Operating Officer of goeasy Ltd., was voted onto the leadership committee as Vice Chair by the board of the CLA. The CLA was established for businesses involved in provisioning financial services and […]
Toronto, Canada, August 7, 2018 – Today, the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) announced the Innovative Lenders Awards– a recognition of executives and thought leaders who have developed and fostered innovative concepts and strategies that have helped move the lending industry forward. Nominations are now open at https://www.canadianlenderssummit.com/#awards “The CLA is excited to celebrate technology and business model innovation […]
Review here:Â CLA August Monthly Update This monthly report covers any consumer and commercial Lending regulatory and policy activity on a provincial and federal level for the month of August. The report details: Jurisdiction Name of Law/Regulation Brief Summary of Changes The report is prepared monthly by the Advocacy and Regulatory Committee of the Canadian Lenders […]
To: British Columbia Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General Thank you for this opportunity to provide stakeholder feedback around the subject of high-cost consumer credit products and the alternative/innovative lending industry. We are grateful to be part of this important conversation which affects the ability for millions of Canadian consumers to access credit. We are […]
Cambridge, UK., and Toronto, Canada, September 7, 2018 –The Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF) and the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) today announced a partnership to support research into the innovative Canadian lending sector through the 2018 Americas Alternative Finance Benchmarking survey. The CCAF’s Global Benchmark is the largest academic benchmarking study on alternative finance and […]
CLA September Monthly Update This monthly report covers any consumer and commercial Lending regulatory and policy activity on a provincial and federal level for the month of September. Please note the Open Banking* review that was set out in the 2018 federal budget. Please make sure this is on your radar. The report details: Jurisdiction Name […]
September 26, 2018 – Ottawa, Ontario – Department of Finance Canada The Government of Canada is committed to supporting a financial sector that promotes competition and consumer choice while continuing to deliver financial stability and economic growth. In keeping with this commitment, Minister of Finance Bill Morneau today launched the Advisory Committee on Open Banking, […]
This monthly report covers any consumer and commercial Lending regulatory and policy activity on a provincial and federal level for the month of October. The report details: Jurisdiction Name of Law/Regulation Brief Summary of Changes The report is prepared monthly by the Advocacy and Regulatory Committee of the Canadian Lenders Association. For more information please […]
TORONTO & CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Navigant (NYSE: NCI) and the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) announced today they are collaborating on adapting the SMART Box for the Canadian market. SMART Box is a pricing disclosure model and comparison tool that will enable Canadian small businesses to better assess and compare their debt finance options. The collaboration combines Navigant’s […]
