Consent & Disclosure
Homewise Solutions Inc. ("Homewise" “we”, “us” and “our”), in accordance with our privacy policy and our obligations at law, may collect, receive, retain, use and disclose personal information about you, our client, for the purposes of: verification; assessing credit-worthiness; establishing credit limits; maintaining client relationships; presenting your mortgage application to various lenders and insurers and providing information to you about other products and services that may be of interest to you. We may also disclose your personal information to (i) any potential purchaser of our business and their advisors, (ii) any third party service providers to whom we may outsource our business functions and (iii) any parties involved in the securitization, assignment or pledge of a loan or mortgage that are obtained through us. By accepting the following terms, you are providing your acknowledgement and express consent to Homewise and our agent:
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to collect, use, retain and disclose your personal information for seven (7) years following the later of a) the date of your latest application with us, or b) the date on which your loans or mortgages we have arranged for you have expired or been terminated;
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to inquire about and receive your personal information from: consumer reporting agencies, credit bureaus, real estate appraisers, your bank(s) or other financial institutions with whom you deal, your past mortgage brokers, your present and past employers and other third parties who may have information about your financial status;
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that the approval or granting of any mortgage by a lender to you, as arranged by MA, is not to be construed or relied on by you as representing the value or condition of any underlying security or representing that you have the ability to repay the arranged mortgage debt;
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to receive commercial electronic messages and other forms of business information, communications and marketing regarding products and services that may be of interest to you;
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that Homewise and our agent may receive fees or incentives from a lender for arranging a mortgage or loan for you. Fees and incentives include but are not limited to money, points or goods and services. Fees and incentives may vary between lenders for similar products and may also be dependent on the amounts and types of mortgage products originated.
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that Homewise and our agent have not provided you with any investment advice or services and has advised you of the need for independent financial and tax planning advice from a qualified professional.
Consentfor Co-Applicant or Co-Signer
You agree that if your application included a co-applicant or co-signer, they were present during the application process and agree to be party to your application. You take full responsibility that your co-applicant or co-signer is fully aware of their involvement and what their inclusion in the application involves.
Consentfor pulling Credit Bureaux for applicant andCo-Applicant or Co-Signer
I/we warrant and confirm that the information given in the mortgage application form is true and correct and I/we understand that it is being used to determine my/our credit responsibility and to evaluate and respond to my/our request for mortgage financing. You are authorized to obtain any information you may require for these purposes from other sources (including, for example, credit bureaux) and each source is hereby authorized to provide you with such information. I/we also understand, acknowledge and agree that the informationgivenin the mortgage application formas well as other information you obtain in relation to my credit historymay be disclosed to potential mortgage lenders, mortgage insurers, other service providers, organizations providing technological or other support services required in relation to this application and any other parties with whom I/we propose to have a financial relationship.
I/we further acknowledge and agree that each potential mortgage lender, mortgage insurer or service provider to whom you provide the mortgage application and/or my/our personal information is permitted to receive such application and information and maintain records relating to me/us and my/our mortgage application and to hold, use, communicate and disclose personal information about me/us, including my/our Social Insurance Number (SIN) if I/we provide it, and collect personal information from me/us, you and from third persons, including credit bureaux, credit reporting and collection agencies, financial institutions, my/our past and present employers, creditors and tenants, my/our spouse or any other person who has information about me/us for the purposes of recording, evaluating and responding to my/our application for mortgage financing or related activities and I/we specifically consent to the release and disclosure of personal information by such persons to and among you and each potential mortgage lender, mortgage insurer or other service provider.