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RBC drops home mortgage rate6 y4 b1 _* Z) l$ [- h/ H2 k7 S
Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.2 d; d- |% N {2 o/ M- }
2 E$ B, B T8 b- ]- |- H, ~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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0 y0 P; S4 P0 u' @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./ {' {% H; o9 {! A( x
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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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