The mortgage stress test, B-20, accounted for an estimated 50 to 60 per cent, or between $13-$15 billion, of the overall decline in mortgage originations (the process by which a borrower applies for a new loan, and a lender processes that application) throughout 2018, according to a new report released Tuesday by CIBC Economics.

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