Snapshot of Canadian Banks' Lending

September 24, 2024
Snapshot of Canadian Banks' Lending

🍁 Canadian Chartered Banks Loan Distribution:

🔹Big 6 Banks issued 93% of the loans.

🔹Excluding BMO, ~50% of the other 5 banks' loans are secured by homes.*

🔹Over 30% of the loans are outside Canada, mostly in the U.S.

Total Loans of $4,475B by Chartered Banks in Canada as of July 31, 2024:

  • RBC: $978.3B (21.9%)
  • RBC: $978.3B (21.9%)
  • TD: $946.1B (21.1%)
  • Scotiabank: $765.8B (17.1%)
  • BMO: $677.5B (15.1%)
  • CIBC: $553.9B (12.4%)
  • National Bank: $240.7B (5.4%)
  • Other 40+ chartered financial institutions: $312.8B (7%)

Loan Distribution of the Big 6 Banks:

🏡 Home Financing: 48.2%

Mortgages: 41%

HELOCs: 7.2%

🏢 Business & Government Loans: 41.1%

👥 Personal Loans (excl. HELOCs): 7.8%

💳 Credit Cards: 2.9%

*Note: Home-secured loans include mortgages and HELOCs.

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