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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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- @1 Y, d' [6 a8 K% [6 gRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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4 N, w0 r0 `* l; ?9 nCanada'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.4 O" G) K: b `( T! z
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At 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.3 H# s* |4 t* s4 _. |, `
& f# T7 O2 h, b" P, }# ]$ s+ z4 qThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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