The Equitable Trust Company, Toronto, ON

Equitable Bank is a federally regulated Schedule I bank with total assets of approximately $12 billion, over 300 skilled employees and proven capabilities in lending and deposit-taking. The Company’s integrated operations are organized according to specialty. Within Equitable Bank’s Core Lending business, Single Family Lending Services funds mortgages for owner-occupied and investment properties across Canada, while Commercial Lending Services provides mortgages on a variety of commercial properties on a national basis. Equitable’s Securitization Financing business originates and securitizes insured residential mortgages under the Canada Mortgage and Housing (“CMHC”) administered National Housing Act. Equitable Bank is a growing Canadian financial services business and a wholly owned subsidiary of Equitable Group. It was founded in 1970 as The Equitable Trust Company. Equitable Group’s common and preferred shares are traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols EQB and EQB. C.