Scarborough: Borrowing & Banking information, listing and links
This section discusses issues relating to borrowing and banking.
Banks & Banking Generally
- Keeping Your Information Secure
- Using A Deposit Broker
- Privacy & Identity Theft
- Credit Unions Are A Banking Alternative
- Choosing an account
- Opening an Account
- >Cashing government cheques, if you are not an account holder
- Banking for newcomers to Canada
- Resolving Problems with your Bank
- Bank's consumer hotline numbers
- Banking ombudsmen across Canada
- Electronic Banking (Canadian Bankers Association)
- Banking Glossary (Canadian Bankers Association)
- Bank of Canada current foreign exchange rates and calculator
- Know Your Rights — Opening a bank account - Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
- Banking Service Fees Canadian Bankers Association
- Know Your Rights — Cashing federal government cheques Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
- Know Your Rights — Branch closures Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
- Banks and low-cost accounts Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
- Pre-authorized Debits (PADS)
- Making a Complaint about your financial institution Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Credit Cards & Debit Cards
- Safe Shopping With Debit Or Credit Cards
- Save Yourself From Credit Card Shock
- Stored Value Cards
- Credit Cards Can Be Costly
- Find Money Machines (Automatic Teller Machines) anywhere
- Canadian Code of Practice for Consumer Debit Card Services
- Debit Card Fraud - Introduction (Industry Canada)
- Credit Card Fraud
- Debit Card Fraud
Borrowing
Saving & Investing
- Safeguard Your Savings
- Investing for Retirement
- Differences Between RRSPs And TFSAs
- Free Savings Account Basics
- Fraudulent GIC schemes-What You Should Know
- Is Your Money Protected By CDIC
- About Deposit Insurance (Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation)
- Investing in an RRSP
- Do you have any dormant bank accounts? (Bank of Canada search)
- On-line Shopping Assistant (industry Canada)
- Consumer Protection in E-Commerce
- The joys of giving Advocis
- Start out with good habits Advocis
- How to save for a child Advocis
- How to afford your vacation Advocis
- Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI)
- Protection of Mutual Fund Investments Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada
- Deposit Insurance Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Protecting Yourself From Scams
- Security, Privacy and Fraud
- Credit Card Fraud
- Debit Card Fraud
- Phoney Bank Inspector Scam
- Identity Theft
- Avoiding Counterfeit Bills
- Safeguard Your Savings
- Investing for Retirement
- Differences Between RRSPs And TFSAs
- Free Savings Account Basics
- Fraudulent GIC schemes-What You Should Know
- Is Your Money Protected By CDIC
- About Deposit Insurance (Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation)
- Investing in an RRSP
- Do you have any dormant bank accounts? (Bank of Canada search)
- On-line Shopping Assistant (industry Canada)
- Consumer Protection in E-Commerce
- The joys of giving Advocis
- Start out with good habits Advocis
- How to save for a child Advocis
- How to afford your vacation Advocis
- Ombudsman for Banking Services and Investments (OBSI)
- Protection of Mutual Fund Investments Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada
- Deposit Insurance Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Protecting Yourself From Scams
- Security, Privacy and Fraud
- Credit Card Fraud
- Debit Card Fraud
- Phoney Bank Inspector Scam
- Identity Theft
- Avoiding Counterfeit Bills
You should also review the information on Investing