TransUnion (TRU) in Focus: Snappt Deal, Credit‑Washing Crackdown and New Canadian Debt Data Fuel Fresh Valuation Debate
1. Today’s headline: Canadian consumer debt hits CA$2.6 trillion The biggest TransUnion news today, 25 November 2025, comes from its Canadian arm. In its Q3 2025 Credit Industry Insights Report (CIIR), TransUnion Canada reports that total consumer debt rose about 4.1% year over year to CA$2.6 trillion. Mortgage balances account for roughly CA$1.89 trillion of that total, with non‑mortgage debt around CA$673 billion. newsroom.transunion.ca+1 Several dynamics stand out: For lenders and investors, the message is nuanced: headline credit performance is holding up, but pockets of consumer strain are becoming more concentrated. For TransUnion, it underscores why lenders rely on increasingly