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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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% C! W$ @ l' ]4 `7 e* g2 \# x, _Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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/ i: [# l3 R! N2 ICanada'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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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.6 Z: p k( v/ h. C
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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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