First National 1-year fixed mortgage rate.
Today’s best 1-year fixed in our network is 4.19%. We access First National’s broker-channel pricing — typically 15-30 bps below posted — and compare it across 100+ lenders.
The network’s best 1-year fixed rate today is approximately 4.19% through the broker channel — about $3,004/month on a $700,000 home with 20% down over 25 years. A 1-year fixed is the maximum-optionality fixed term for borrowers betting on near-term cuts. First National prices through brokers only, so this sheet is the one that exists — we compare it against the rest of the network.
The 1-year fixed with First National
First National on this term. First National isn't currently posting a broker-channel 1-year fixed on our rate board, so the rate above is the best 1-year fixed across our 100+ lenders — not First National's own. For this term we shop your file across the full shelf, First National included, and bring back the sharpest fit.
Who it suits. Rate-watchers who want a fixed payment for just twelve months so they can renew into what they expect will be a lower-rate market. It also suits borrowers who can't yet qualify for the best long-term pricing and want to improve their file before re-shopping.
What drives the rate. The 1-year fixed is the most responsive fixed term to the immediate outlook. It typically prices above longer terms in a normal market (lenders charge for the short hold) and only undercuts them when deep cuts are expected within the year.
Breaking it early. With only twelve months of term, the IRD is almost always trivial and three months' interest is the practical penalty — so flexibility is high.
How First National prices the broker channel
Largest broker-channel monoline by volume. Excellent on prime insured + insurable files, with consistent execution and predictable underwriting. The Excalibur program is one of the best uninsured alt-prime offerings.
First National has a single 1-year fixed rate sheet and it is wholesale — published to licensed brokers, with no retail counterpart, because origination is the broker’s job rather than a branch network’s. That is why their pricing is often sharp: the cost the Big-6 carry in branches is not in it. On a $700,000 mortgage, 20 bps is roughly $1,400 a year, which is the size of the gap worth shopping for.
- Prime insured pricing
- Excalibur uninsured alt-prime
- Commercial lending desk
- Fair-IRD penalties
A worked example
On a $700,000 home with 20% down, the mortgage is $560,000. At the network’s best 1-year fixed rate of 4.19% over a 25-year amortization, the payment is about $3,004/month. First National does not lend direct to the public, so this rate only exists through a licensed brokerage — and on the same application we price it against the rest of the network rather than taking it on its own. Model your numbers in the payment calculator.
Whatever your situation with First National
We submit to First National's broker desk and 100+ other lenders on one application — whichever prices your file lowest wins.
First-time buyers
5% down with FHSA + RRSP HBP optimization — First National or whichever lender prices you lowest.
Refinancing
Unlock equity for renovations, debt consolidation or investing.
Renewing
Don't auto-renew with First National — most clients beat the first offer by 30-60 bps.
Self-employed
Business-for-self files priced right across A-lender, alt-A and private.
Bruised credit
B-lender and private paths now, with a mapped exit back to A-pricing.
Breaking a First mortgage
Estimate the IRD or three-months-interest penalty before you switch out of First National.
6 reasons to get First National's 1-year fixed through a broker
First National lends through brokers only — here is what that changes about getting their best 1-year fixed.
Access the broker channel
First National funds exclusively through the broker channel — there is no branch or website that will sell you this 1-year fixed directly, so a licensed brokerage is the only route to it.
First National and 100+ others compete
We submit your file to First National's broker desk and the rest of the network on one application, so you get First National's best and the market's best side by side.
No bureau pull to start
We can shop your First 1-year fixed rate without a hard credit check, so comparing costs you nothing.
We handle the paperwork
From application to First National's underwriting to funding, we manage the file end-to-end.
Switch or renew without overpaying
At maturity we benchmark First National's renewal/switch offer against the whole market so you never auto-renew high.
Best-rate guarantee
We'll beat any comparable Big-6 1-year fixed offer or pay you $500 — keep it, or we'll donate it to your favourite charity — and our advice is free, paid by the funding lender.
Why shop First National through us
- Direct access to First National's broker desk — plus 100+ other lenders on one application.
- Broker-channel pricing 15-30 bps below First National's posted rate.
- One application, every lender — First National's best and the market's best, then you choose.
- FSRA-licensed advice, no bureau pull to start, best-rate guarantee or $500 (you or your charity).