Payotte analyzed the mortgage brokers active in North Vancouver, Vancouver and selected McKay Wood with a score of 86/100. Independent selection, no commission, no advertising.
McKay Wood is a Payotte-verified mortgage broker at MortgagePal in North Vancouver, Vancouver — BCFSA licence no. 501337, 11 years of experience, a 5/5 rating across 323 Google reviews, a Payotte score of 86/100. Verified on 2026-06-04.
3560 Triumph St, Vancouver, BC V5K 1V1
Languages : en, fr
BCFSA
N° 501337
Verified on the public register
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Specialty : First-time buyers, reverse mortgages & non-conforming lending — North Vancouver
Local presence : north-vancouver
Why this reference : McKay Wood (MortgagePal) is a BCFSA-licensed mortgage planner active since 2015, rated 5.0★ across 323 Google reviews — the strongest review volume in North Vancouver. He specializes in first-time buyers, reverse mortgages and non-conforming lending, and is known publicly as the 'Mortgage Monk'.
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- BCFSA licence — confirmed on the public register ↗
- 5★ rating, 323 reviews — Google (public)
- Data captured on 2026-06-04 · Our methodology
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