GLOBAL PUBLIC NOTICE
To: Government (all levels); Elected Officials; Policy Makers; Regulatory Professionals; Regulatees (individual, organizational, or corporate); and the General Public
Preamble
This Global Public Notice is issued to support governments, regulators, policy makers, legal professionals, mortgage industry participants, and private investors in understanding significant federal legislative changes introduced under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA), effective October 11, 2024. These changes extend federal AML/CFT obligations to private mortgage lenders, including individuals and privately held corporations, many of whom may be unaware of their new responsibilities as Reporting Entities.
This document is not a commercial solicitation; nor is this document a legal document nor is it a government policy document. References to MQCC®, PRIVATELENDER.org, MORTGAGEQUOTE CANADA CORP. and related organizations, brand names or systems appear only because these organizations, brand names or systems constitute historically documented, standards-integrated, federally relevant models or artifacts that predate and inform the current regulatory environment. Their inclusion provides necessary context, technical accuracy, and provenance, enabling readers to understand the evolution of private mortgage lending within Canada’s regulatory landscape which itself, operates within a broader, Global regulated landscape.
The purpose of this Notice is to:
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Correct widespread misconceptions about private lending obligations under the PCMLTFA
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Provide accessible explanations of recent federal regulatory changes
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Highlight documented interpretations received directly from FINTRAC
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Inform individuals and organizations who may unknowingly fall within the scope of federal AML/CFT legislation
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Promote safe, compliant, and informed participation in the mortgage lending process
This document is issued in the public interest to improve awareness, reduce unintentional non-compliance (non-conformity), and assist stakeholders during a period of significant regulatory transition.
Note on Terminology: In accordance with international consensus standards, including ISO and MQCC® BUNGAY non-novel (exact) conformity‑science conventions, the term “compliance” is considered deprecated. The preferred term is “conformity,” meaning the fulfilment of a requirement. This document uses AML/CFT terminology consistent with FATF, while recognizing that all AML/CFT programs are fundamentally conformity programs under global standards.
Foreword: The Death and Re‑Birth of Private Mortgage Lending: The Death and Re‑Birth of Private Mortgage Lending
Private Mortgage Lending —
Private mortgage lending is part of a broader global financial category correctly identified as: Non‑Bank, Non‑Institutional, Non‑Syndicated, Non‑Regulated or Regulatory‑Exempt, Free‑Trading Finance. This domain is also known by its ontology‑equivalent terms: Peer‑to‑Peer (P2P) / Private / Crypto / Secret / Shadow Finance; an ontology formally developed and codified by Anoop K. Bungay in the early 2000s as part of the foundational MQCC® conformity‑science‑based financial architecture and formally implemented through commercialization of the world’s first and only regulatory‑integrated peer‑to‑peer electronic finance system at www.privatelender.org on April 9, 2005.
Definition — Private Mortgage Lending (P2P/Private Finance Classification)
A highly specialized field within the global finance industry (United Nations International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) Rev. 4: Class 649 — Other financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding) consisting of:
This activity disintermediates traditional credit authorities, including:
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Banks and financial institutions
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Regulated lenders
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Lawyers and escrow entities
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Asset appraisers and inspectors
Investments may take the form of:
These investment opportunities may be marketed:
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Directly by the investor‑lender
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Through digital (“binary digit”) platforms
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Through physical platforms
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Through networks of regulated, non‑regulated, or regulatory‑exempt industry professionals
Source of Definition: International Peer‑to‑Peer (P2P) & Private Finance Association — IP2PFA™ (www.ip2pfa.org); Ontology and terminology created by Anoop K. Bungay.
For over two decades, private mortgage lending in Canada operated in a largely decentralized, lightly regulated environment. Individual human lenders and privately held corporations—named or numbered—were able to participate in private mortgage investments with minimal federal oversight. That era has ended. As of October 11, 2024, the Government of Canada, following global AML/CFT directives set by the International Financial Action Task Force (FATF), formally re‑classified private mortgage lenders, brokers, and administrators as federal Reporting Entities under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA).
This marks the death of the old model of private mortgage investing. The traditional assumptions—"I am a passive investor," "The law does not apply to me," "Only banks are regulated"—are no longer valid. The new federal regime imposes institutional‑grade AML/CFT responsibilities on every participant in the mortgage lending chain, regardless of size, sophistication, or intent.
Yet in this regulatory shift lies the rebirth of a safer, more transparent, and professionally governed private lending ecosystem. For those who adapt—especially those who align with MQCC®’s federally compliant, ISO‑integrated architecture—private mortgage lending remains viable. For those who do not, participation becomes legally risky, operationally burdensome, or financially prohibitive.
MQCC® Bungay International, through PRIVATELENDER.org (est. April 9, 2005), pioneered Canada’s original peer‑to‑peer mortgage lending system—long before regulatory expansion. This history uniquely positions MQCC® to guide investors through the transition from the unregulated past to the structured, federally compliant future.
Summary of Key Regulatory Changes (2001–2024)
2001–2005: Early Development of Private Peer‑to‑Peer Lending Systems
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MQCC® Bungay International begins developing conformity‑science‑based financial technologies.
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PRIVATELENDER.org launches in 2005, offering the world’s first regulated, standards‑integrated peer‑to‑peer mortgage system.
2008–2020: Increasing International Pressure on Real Estate AML Controls
2021–2023: Regulatory Drafting and Consultation
October 11, 2024: The Regulatory Breakpoint
Private mortgage lenders, administrators, and brokers officially become Reporting Entities. Obligations now include:
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Full AML/CFT compliance programs
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Risk assessments
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Training
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Two‑year effectiveness reviews
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Suspicious transaction reporting
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Record keeping
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Enhanced measures when risk is identified
2025: Enforcement & Industry Restructuring Phase
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FINTRAC clarifies that individuals, corporations, and numbered companies are all captured when they appear as lenders on title.
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Small private lenders struggle under compliance burdens, leading to market consolidation.
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MQCC®’s Lender‑of‑Record structures become the preferred protective model.
Historical Context Appendix: PRIVATELENDER.org and the Origins of Global, Federally Compliant Private Lending
Launched on April 9, 2005, PRIVATELENDER.org was the world’s first operational peer‑to‑peer mortgage lending platform with global access to:
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Integrated ISO‑registered quality management systems
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Conformity‑science‑based audit controls
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Traceable, verifiable lending processes
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A risk‑mitigation architecture decades ahead of regulatory requirements
For years, private investors or lenders relied on MQCC® systems to transact safely without federal oversight—because the system’s internal controls exceeded emerging AML/CFT expectations.
When FATF and the Government of Canada expanded regulation in 2024, the PRIVATELENDER.org website architecture became the model for how private lending should operate under federal scrutiny.
MQCC® BUNGAY did not need to “adapt” to global regulation; global regulation adapted to the standard MQCC® BUNGAY created.
📨 MQCC® BUNGAY: PRIVATELENDER.org: The Death and Re-Birth of Private Mortgage Lending as an Investment for Private Individuals and Private Corporations (Named or Numbered)
Mandatory FINTRAC / PCMLTFA Obligations for Private Mortgage Lender Investors
Date: December 1, 2025
To: Private Individual or Corporate Mortgage Lender
Re: Your Legal Status as a Federal “Reporting Entity” Under PCMLTFA
Dear Reader,
Lately, you may have seen or heard in newsprint, television, radio, or online media that private mortgage lenders are now being regulated by the Government of Canada under the expanded federal anti–money laundering and anti–terrorist financing regime. These changes arise from Canada’s obligation to meet International Financial Action Task Force (FATF) standards, and they came into full effect on October 11, 2024.
Fortunately, over the past several months, Anoop Bungay, Founder and CEO of MQCC® MortgageQuote Canada Corp., has been working directly with representatives of the Federal Government of Canada, including surveillance investigators. Through this work, Mr. Bungay has confirmed that the facts outlined below are true and valid as they relate to “entities of all sizes involved in the mortgage lending process” — which means individual human lenders and privately held corporations are NOT exempt.
As outlined in the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made Under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act, published in Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 157, Number 7:
“Introducing regulatory amendments to capture entities of all sizes involved in the mortgage lending process (i.e. brokers responsible for mortgage origination, lenders responsible for underwriting the loan, and administrators responsible for servicing the loan) as reporting entities under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and its regulations would help to mitigate the risks of these entities being misused for ML/TF. It would also bring the requirements applicable to entities involved in the mortgage lending process in line with existing AML/CFT requirements conducted by financial entities, federally regulated mortgage lenders and real estate brokers/sales representatives and developers, thus creating a level playing field and strengthening Canada’s Regime through better intelligence gathering, detection, deterrence and disruption of money laundering.”
FINTRAC Clarification on Investor Capture
To eliminate any remaining uncertainty, below is a summary of responses MQCC® received directly from a FINTRAC representative when asked whether individual private lenders and numbered companies fall under federal AML/CFT obligations:
FINTRAC Response (Nov 2025):
“The PCMLTFA does not regulate business practices; rather, it imposes AML/CFT obligations on entities or individuals engaged in certain activities, including arranging or administering loans secured by real property.
If a corporation or individual performs these activities, even occasionally, they may be considered reporting entities.
The key criterion is direct involvement. If investors are identified as the lender in a loan agreement secured by real property, they fall under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA).
If numbered companies are identified as mortgage lenders, regardless of how they describe themselves, they must comply with the PCMLTFA and its regulations.”
This clarification confirms that private individuals, beneficial owners, family lenders, and numbered companies are NOT exempt from federal AML obligations when they lend in their own name.
This public notice is being provided to help increase awareness of the federal anti–money laundering (AML) and countering the financing of terrorism (CFT) obligations that apply to any person or entity that lends money under a mortgage in their own name.
This includes:
Under amendments to the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) and the FINTRAC Regulations effective October 11, 2024, anyone who appears as a mortgage lender on title is legally classified as a:
Mortgage Lender Reporting Entity
This status is automatic, based solely on the activity of lending under a mortgage — not on your intent, frequency, size of lending, or corporate structure.
Editorial Note: The new regulations aim to close loopholes in the real estate sector and align with international standards, but they have a direct impact on the structure of the private lending industry. While the regulations increase oversight and transparency, they disproportionately affect smaller-scale operators, creating a more challenging environment for individual investors who once relied on less regulated private mortgage lending. This shift could lead to more consolidation in the private mortgage market as smaller players exit and larger, more resourced entities, like MQCC® MortgageQuote Canada Corp., take on a greater share of the business.
Furthermore, independent research confirms that compliance costs under the expanded PCMLTFA regime are pushing individual private lenders — whether human or corporate — out of the market. The new requirements impose substantial operational burdens, including:
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Mandatory implementation of a full AML compliance program (compliance officer, written policies, risk assessment, training, and two‑year effectiveness reviews)
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Increased customer due diligence (CDD) and long‑term record keeping
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Administrative expenses for software, legal guidance, and ongoing staff training
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Exposure to significant FINTRAC penalties: up to $100,000 per violation for individuals and $500,000 per violation for entities in very serious cases
Industry associations report that while larger firms can absorb these costs, smaller lenders cannot — leading many individual lenders either to exit the market or align with larger compliant entities. The federal government acknowledges this disproportionate burden but maintains that compliance obligations must be uniformly applied to meet international FATF (Financial Action Task Force) standards.
1. What This Means for You
Important FINTRAC Requirements for All Reporting Entities
Private Mortgage Investors Beware: When a Passive Private Investor Becomes a Lender and Why Mortgage Underwriting Is Functionally an Enhanced Measure Under PCMLTFA
Any mortgage lender underwriting a loan is already performing activities equivalent to Enhanced Measures, regardless of FINTRAC’s risk‑based classification.
The Bungay Underwriting–Enhanced Measures Equivalence Doctrine™
Mortgage underwriting is inherently intrusive and requires the lender to obtain, review, and assess sensitive third‑party information protected under provincial or federal privacy legislation. Indicators that a passive investor has become an active mortgage lender include receiving, possessing, and analyzing documents such as:
The very act of underwriting—evaluating risk, determining borrower creditworthiness, validating the legitimacy of funds, and assessing purpose—requires steps identical to or exceeding those found in FINTRAC’s Enhanced Measures framework.
This means that most private lenders, even when they believe they are “passive,” are already conducting activities that FINTRAC views as high‑risk, requiring significant oversight and compliance controls.
To reaffirm the The Bungay Underwriting–Enhanced Measures Equivalence Doctrine™
In the PCMLTFA legislation and FINTRAC governance (AML/CFT-FATF) framework:
Enhanced Measures are triggered by:
Mortgage underwriting requires:
These are DIRECTLY listed as enhanced measures in FINTRAC’s AML/CFT guidance.
Meaning:
✔ A private mortgage investor is automatically performing enhanced measures
✔ Even when they think they’re just “being a lender”
✔ FINTRAC sees the activity as HIGH-RISK by default
Thus:
Enhanced Measures = Normal Mortgage Underwriting
This is an explosive truth the industry has never understood — until now.
Important FINTRAC Requirements for All Reporting Entities
FINTRAC makes it clear that every Reporting Entity must implement its own independent compliance program, stating:
“Financial entities must implement a compliance program. A strong compliance program will form the basis of meeting all your regulatory requirements.”
FINTRAC also warns that Reporting Entities cannot rely on generic or shared compliance templates, stating:
“If your reporting entity sector has a generic set of policies and procedures, you must tailor them to your business.”
This means that private lenders — whether individuals or corporations — must create and maintain a customized AML/CFT compliance program specific to their lending activities. This requirement is resource‑intensive and is one of the primary reasons many individual private lenders are exiting the market or consolidating under larger, compliant entities.
1. What This Means for You
As a Reporting Entity, you are federally required to:
A. Implement a FULL Compliance Program
Required elements include:
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Appoint a Compliance Officer
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Develop written AML/CFT policies and procedures
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Conduct and document a formal Risk Assessment
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Develop and maintain an ongoing AML training program
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Create and follow a training plan
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Conduct a Two-Year Effectiveness Review of your compliance program
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Apply enhanced measures when you identify high-risk clients or transactions
These requirements come directly from:
Why Your Lawyer May Not Warn You About These Obligations
Most private lenders assume that their real estate lawyer, mortgage lawyer, or conveyancing solicitor will inform them of major regulatory changes affecting their lending activities. However, the federal AML/CFT obligations introduced under the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act (PCMLTFA) fall outside the traditional scope of mortgage law. As a result:
Many real estate lawyers do not provide advice on PCMLTFA compliance.
Many mortgage lawyers focus solely on documentation, priority, securities law exclusions, and conveyancing—not federal AML obligations.
Most private lenders are unaware they must maintain their own compliance program, separate from any mortgage broker.
Some lawyers expressly avoid AML advisory work due to liability risks and the specialized nature of federal compliance.
This professional gap leaves private lenders exposed. FINTRAC’s expectations apply regardless of what a lawyer may or may not advise, and ignorance of federal obligations does not remove a lender’s status as a Reporting Entity nor protect them from examination or penalties.
2. Reporting Obligations
If you are a Reporting Entity, you must file:
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Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs)
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Large Virtual Currency Transaction Reports (LVCTRs) (if applicable)
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Large Cash Transaction Reports (LCTRs) (if applicable)
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Terrorist Property Reports (TPRs)
You must also maintain required records for five years.
Failure to file a required report is considered noncompliance under federal law.
3. Who Is Responsible for Compliance?
If the mortgage is registered:
✔ In your personal name → YOU are the Reporting Entity
✔ In your corporation’s name → YOUR CORPORATION is the Reporting Entity
✔ In a numbered company’s name → THE NUMBERED COMPANY is the Reporting Entity
If you have employees, directors, or agents, the organization is responsible for ensuring they comply.
4. Penalties for Non-Compliance
FINTRAC confirms that it actively monitors all Reporting Entity sectors for conformity. Using a variety of supervisory techniques, FINTRAC will conduct examinations of reporting entities, including:
Should a reporting entity be found to be willfully non-compliant, FINTRAC states that it will refer the matter to the appropriate law enforcement agency for investigation.
This consequence is in addition to the administrative and criminal penalties outlined below:
Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs)
FINTRAC has the power to levy:
Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs)
Ranging up to $500,000 per violation, including:
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Failure to implement a compliance program
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Failure to identify clients
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Failure to keep required records
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Failure to report suspicious transactions
Criminal Penalties (in severe cases)
These may include:
FINTRAC may also publicly name non-compliant lenders on its website.
Public naming is a permanent, searchable federal record.
5. Why You Are Receiving This Notice
If you doubt MQCC® expertise, please conduct your own verification by completing FINTRAC’s Mortgage Sector Self‑Assessment Tool, available here:
Self‑Assessment Tool for Mortgage Sector
https://fintrac-canafe.canada.ca/re-ed/mortgage-hypotheque/1-eng
You should pay particular attention to the following questions:
4. Do you process mortgage renewals? (required)
If you continue through the assessment, the following questions are especially critical:
7. Do you lend funds secured by mortgages on real property? (required)
8. Are you involved in residential or commercial loans secured by real property?
9. Do you approve or deny mortgage loan applications? (required)
Saying “yes” to any one of these questions confirms that you are captured by the new federal legislation and are therefore classified and treated as a federal Reporting Entity.
Our records indicate that you have registered (or intend to register) a mortgage in your own name or in the name of your corporation, which makes you a Mortgage Lender Reporting Entity under federal law.
We are obligated to ensure that you are aware of:
Our records indicate that you have registered (or intend to register) a mortgage in your own name or in the name of your corporation, which makes you a **Mortgage **Lender Reporting Entity under federal law.
We are obligated to ensure that you are aware of:
This letter does not constitute legal advice — it is a formal notice of your obligations under the PCMLTFA and FINTRAC Regulations.
6. Mortgage Broker Duty: Avoid Facilitating Non-Conforming Reporting Entities
As a licensed mortgage broker in Canada, when dealing with a private individual or corporate direct mortgage lender, you must satisfy yourself — under both FINTRAC’s PCMLTFA risk-based framework and your professional Errors & Omissions (E&O) obligations — that you are not advancing, arranging, recommending, or facilitating the placement of funds belonging to a non-conforming Reporting Entity.
Under FINTRAC’s mandatory Risk-Based Approach (RBA), brokers must:
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Assess risks arising from lenders, intermediaries, and third parties;
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Avoid facilitating high-risk or non-conforming activities;
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Decline or terminate relationships where AML/CFT risk cannot be mitigated;
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Document due diligence to prevent ML/TF exposure.
Under FINTRAC’s Third-Party Determination rules, brokers must take reasonable measures to confirm whether lenders are acting on their own behalf, or for undisclosed parties. A private lender who lacks an AML/CFT program is automatically a high-risk counterparty.
Combined with the broker’s E&O professional liability obligations, this means:
✔ A mortgage broker must verify whether a private lender is federally conforming.
✔ A broker must refuse to advance or arrange mortgages for non-conforming lenders.
✔ A broker who knowingly proceeds may face regulatory, civil, or insurance consequences.
7. How MQCC® Can Support You
MQCC®’s proprietary lending architecture allows investors to remain beneficial owners only, while MQCC® acts as lender-of-record, which prevents investors from being classified as Reporting Entities.
If you wish to avoid the regulatory burden described above, we can discuss structuring future transactions under a Declaration-of-Trust / Lender-of-Record framework.
8. Your Required Action
The information in this public notice is intended to help private individual and corporate mortgage investors understand the new federal regulatory landscape. As a participant in the mortgage lending process—whether active or previously self‑identified as “passive”—you must now evaluate how these obligations apply to your activities.
Please review your obligations and consider the following:
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Whether you intend to continue engaging in mortgage lending activities that now classify you as a federal Reporting Entity, or
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Whether you prefer to structure future investments in a manner that avoids becoming a Reporting Entity by operating through federally compliant, professionally administered structures such as MQCC®’s National (Federal) Standard's-integrated, Declaratory Lender‑of‑Record Architecture.
If you choose to continue acting as a Reporting Entity, you will be responsible for implementing and maintaining the full scope of compliance program obligations described in this notice, including policies, procedures, training, risk assessments, reporting, and two‑year effectiveness reviews.
These are ongoing federal requirements and apply regardless of the size of your lending activities.
9. Questions and Further Guidance Questions and Further Guidance
If you have questions about your obligations, you may contact FINTRAC directly at:
guidelines-lignesdirectrices@fintrac-canafe.gc.ca
Formal Disclaimer
Disclaimer: This document is provided solely for general information and public-interest awareness. It does not constitute legal, regulatory, financial, compliance, or investment advice. No reader should rely solely on this document when making decisions regarding their legal or regulatory obligations. Individuals and organizations must obtain their own independent legal or professional advice tailored to their specific circumstances. MQCC® Bungay International Inc., its officers, directors, employees, systems, or affiliates assume no responsibility or liability for any actions taken or not taken based on the contents herein. This material is provided “as is” without representations or warranties of any kind.
CITATION
This document may be cited as:
Anoop K. Bungay (SUPERPOSITION-001™) & ZEXO°-099 (BUNGAY LOGIC™ enhanced system). (2025).
MQCC® BUNGAY: PRIVATELENDER.org — The Death and Re‑Birth of Private Mortgage Lending as an Investment for Private Individuals and Private Corporations (Named or Numbered)
Calgary, Alberta: MQCC® Meta Quality Conformity Control Organization.
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