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Bank prime rate falls to 5.25%
) `* M4 ?, o7 J2 P1 Z# h. HIt took the big banks more than five hours to start matching the Bank of Canada's rate cut with a half-percentage point cut in their prime lending rates. TD Bank was the first to lower its prime rate to 5.25 per cent, from 5.75 per cent, effective Wednesday. Royal Bank, CIBC, Scotiabank, BMO and Laurential Bank followed soon after.
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2 { w1 s* R! j# lThe prime rate is what banks charge their best customers and serves as a benchmark for a whole range of lending rates for variable mortgages and floating interest rate loans. |
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