what's that?
vancity trivia
MISC
VC FUN
Lending/CC
100

This is a new government savings program to help your member save up to $40,000 for a down payment for their first home.

What is the First Home Savings Account

100

We started lending to women without a male cosigner in this decade.

When are the 1960's?

100

difference between PAP & Direct dep

PAP is a debit / direct dep is a credit.

100

director prior to Mirella

who is Jenn Taylor?

100

minimum beacon score required for lending applications.

what is 620?

200

This product earns you minimum 1.25% cashback based on all of your purchases.

What is our Enviro Visa Infinite Card?

200

New tool to help members track the estimated carbon emissions of their credit card purchases.  Members will be able to see how their monthly tally compares to the national average, or which credit card purchases have the highest environmental cost.

what is carbon counter?

200

What docs do you need for a Fixed to Variable Mtg Renewal?

Mtg Mod doc

Variable terms agreement

Cumis insurance/waiver

200

The exact date we switched over to T24.

November 16th, 2016

200

max amortization for fair and fast loans

what is 24 months?

300

This product is a basket/portfolio of various investments catered to the members risk tolerance. 

what is mutual fund

300


Vancity provides the pay rate required for two working parents to meet the basic needs of a family of four. 


What is a Living Wage?  

Vancity is a proud signatory to the Living Wage Campaign and is committed to meeting, or exceeding, the annual Living Wage rate for our employees and our contracted suppliers.

300

Sin numbers on a lending application in the Pacific region must begin with the number ___?

7

300

What FINTRAC stands for.

Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada

300

what is the lower interest rate offered on our VC CC & annual fee?

classic 11.25% + points - $50 

classic 11.25% no points - $25

Gold 11.25% + points - $145

Gold 11.25% + no points - $45

400

This product is useful to business members who get a large volume of cheques in and out of their account every month.

What is a Full Service package?

400

***DOUBLE JEOPARDY***

Vancity is part of this international network of banking leaders and change-makers who share the principles of putting money to work for positive change — by using our members’ capital to create positive impact for people and the planet. 

What is GABV - The Global Alliance for Banking on Values

400

how to calculate an asset expense which is included in the GDS and TDS calculation?

Property Taxes -using 0.4% of the estimated market value/appraisal/ppty tax notice

strata- appraisal/t1g/bank stmt

heating- square footage X $0.75/12 

(not required on rev)

400

when did the 1st VC branch open?

Vancity's first branch, known as Vancouver City Savings Credit Union, officially opened for business on October 11, 1946. Fourteen Vancouver residents signed a charter on September 28, 1946, to establish the credit union. The initial branch was located in a former machine shop on Broadway and Quebec streets.

400

name any 3 premium benefits on our Infinite visa

Premium Visa Infinite Benefits

Visa Airport Companion membership⌀

Local business discounts±

Flight delay insurance§

Mobile device insurance§

500

this converts/combines many of your debts into one loan, simplifying how many payments you have to make


What is a Debt Consolidation Loan?  

500

Vancity Visa gives this percentage of our profits to this Vancity fund.

What is 5% to the Vancity Envirofund.

500

explain how (process) to use family cost sharing on a lending application including maximum units you can utilize on. & why a member would benefit.

Family Cost Sharing 

Available for Income Earning Residence only for a maximum 2 unit(s)s


  • 90% discount to the gross rental income.
  • The maximum gross rental income that can be utilized is 75% of the rental grid or verified economic rent.

Example: Applicant owns a single-family dwelling that has 1 basement unit(s). The unit(s) is occupied by family members who contribute to household expenses. There is no rental agreement in place. Rental income of $1,000 has been confirmed as per this guide.

Calculation:

  • $1,000 x 75% = $750 (the actual rental income for cost sharing)
  • $750 x 90% = $675.00 (the calculated rental income per LOS).
500

Who is Vancity owned by?

Vancity is a financial services co-operative, owned by our more than 560,000 members and democratically controlled on the basis of one member, one vote.

500

PAM mortgage details including procedure for using those benefits. 3 main parts/steps. 

1.Enter Program Code: PAM

2.Add “PAM wealth adjustment” as a separate income line in LOS for debt servicing purposes. 

3.Place a hold on the cash security according to the Debt Servicing requirement found in the Proven Asset Mortgage section of the Retail Lending - Mortgage Standard. 

If the wealth adjusted TDS is…

Then a pledge of cash security is…

Less than 50%

not required

50.01 to 55%

required, equal to 12 months of the contracted mortgage payment is required.

55.01% to 60%

required, equal to 24 months of the contracted mortgage payment is required.