Renewal Reminder

Don't just renew. Strategize.

Your mortgage is your biggest financial tool. Set a reminder and let us help you explore options beyond just signing on the dotted line.

  • Timely reminders when it matters most
  • Never miss the optimal renewal window
  • Expert guidance beyond just rates
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Your renewal options

It's more than a rate.

Renewal is a free do-over on your whole mortgage — the only time you can change everything without a penalty. Here's what's on the table before you sign anything.

$2,000–$10,000what shopping the renewal typically saves over a term
50+lenders we put in the ring — banks, credit unions and ones you've never seen an ad for
120 daysyour negotiating window before renewal — free to switch, no penalty
$0what any of this costs you. The lender pays us when a mortgage funds
Why set a reminder?

Most people sign the letter. Then find out what it cost.

The bank's renewal offer arrives with a rate already typed in and a signature line at the bottom. Most homeowners sign it between dinner and dishes and never find out what it cost them. Set the reminder and that won't be you.

  • Banks rarely lead with their best rate. The letter is an opening bid, not a final offer.
  • Starting early means more options. 120 days out, every lender can hold a rate for you.
  • You may qualify for better than last time. More equity, better credit, higher income — the file has changed.
  • Your goals have changed too. Renos, a rental, debt gone, done sooner — renewal is when you build it in.
  • Switching at renewal has no penalty. And the new lender usually covers the legal costs.
Renewal Defense — we put every lender in the ring so the bank has a number to beat
Why 120 days matters

The one stretch of your mortgage when the bank needs you more than you need it.

Inside 120 days of renewal, a new lender can hold a rate for you and cover the legal costs of moving your mortgage over. That flips the table: instead of you asking the bank for a better deal, every lender in Canada is asking for your business. We hold the best rate, hand your bank the number to beat, and let them fight it out. If they match, you stay and it cost you nothing. If they don't, you move and it cost you nothing.

That's Renewal Defense. It's included with every Hello mortgage — and the reminder above is how you make sure the window doesn't open and close without you noticing.

Renewal questions

Everything people ask before they type in a date.

Earlier than you think. The real action starts at 120 days out: from there a new lender can hold a rate for you and cover the legal costs of switching, so you can shop the whole market for free. Leave it to the last two weeks and you're negotiating with one hand tied.
None. The reminders, the rate comparison and the switch itself cost you nothing — the lender pays us if and when a mortgage funds. No fees, no fine print, no obligation to book a call.
Each reminder tells you the one thing worth doing at that moment — nothing more. Inside the 120-day window it includes today's best rates for your term and a button to book a 15-minute call. You decide whether to act, reply or ignore it.
Usually, yes. The bank's letter is an opening bid, and we put 50+ lenders side by side against it. Shopping the renewal typically saves $2,000–$10,000 over a term. If your bank does come back with the best number, great — you stay, and it cost you nothing to find out.
Then stay — but make them earn it. We'll still bring you the market's best rate so you can ask your bank to match it. Most will. You keep the lender you like at a rate you wouldn't have been offered on your own.
No. Your details are used for one thing: your renewal reminders and, if you ask, your review. No lists, no partners, no surprise calls from someone you've never heard of.
Your bank can offer you its products. We can offer you everyone's — banks, credit unions and lenders who don't advertise — and we're paid the same regardless of which one wins. So the only thing we're trying to win is your file. You also get Renewal Defense, Monthly Homeowner Reports and someone who picks up on a Sunday — included.
Yes — reply STOP to any email and we stop, no questions asked. There's no newsletter and no drip campaign hiding behind it.

Type in the date. We'll do the remembering.

Then forget about it. When your window opens we'll show up with the rates in hand — and for once, the bank's letter will have some competition.

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