Should I Accept an Early Mortgage Renewal Offer from My Bank?
Help borrowers decide whether to accept an early mortgage renewal offer from their bank before the maturity date.
Quick answer
An early mortgage renewal offer from your bank is not urgent and is not necessarily their best offer. Banks typically send early renewal letters 90 to 180 days before your maturity date. The offer is designed to be convenient — but convenience can come at a cost. Before accepting, compare the rate, check the rate gap cost, and understand what happens to the offer if you wait or negotiate.
FairRate summary
A Canadian mortgage renewal offer should not be judged by rate alone. The same offer can be fair, expensive, or negotiable depending on term length, rate type, insured status, province, remaining balance, amortization, lender structure, and current benchmark context. FairRate compares the offer against market context and estimates the dollar impact before the borrower accepts.
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Why banks send early renewal offers
Lenders prefer to secure renewals early because it reduces their own risk of losing the mortgage. An early offer is a retention strategy — not a sign that the rate is special, or that it will expire without warning.
What changes if you wait
If you wait until closer to maturity, you have more time to compare. Rates can move during that period, and you may be able to negotiate more effectively with a closer deadline and competing quotes in hand. Most lenders allow you to lock the rate early once you accept, but you do not have to act on day one of receiving the letter.
When early acceptance might make sense
If rates are rising, you have a large balance, the offered rate is near benchmark, and the cost of comparison time is not worth it for you, accepting early can be defensible. The key is making that decision with data, not just convenience.
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