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RBC drops home mortgage rate9 E/ y4 v. A4 @
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- X4 \4 {! t/ c, V- [+ T+ HRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.7 u3 T0 ?! S3 f8 V
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Canada's biggest bank announced Tuesday it is reducing the posted rate on three-year to 10-year loans by a tenth of a point. The reductions are effective Wednesday.
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2 u/ R0 _% E' F& fAt the Royal, a three-year closed term falls to 6.5 per cent, while a five-year loan drops to 6.75 per cent and a seven year loan to 7.25 per cent.
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The cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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