More Canadians Missing Non-Mortgage Debt Payments: Equifax

Credit cards are shown in this file photo on Oct. 6, 2022. The Canadian Press/Andrew Vaughan

Equifax Canada says the number of consumers missing a non-mortgage debt payment in the third quarter rose compared with a year ago.

The company says the 90-day non-mortgage balance delinquency rate was 1.63 percent, up 14 percent compared with the third quarter last year.