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RBC drops home mortgage rate
: K/ D8 a C5 ]3 [* o) L( Q9 a1 b' L7 ySep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM$ Y( Y% Z, i# v" N( J; z4 S* e
CANADIAN PRESS
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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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." u& B7 l0 u4 O* \) o7 H
1 Y8 s' K+ L! n9 ZAt 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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