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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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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 O% w# j7 ?6 b2 G
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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.2 a ~* W: Z f! n; V- X c8 Q! g* Z: b
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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.+ m3 D) u1 y, K8 d: x; `
/ H6 M# M: H/ ] t6 wThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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