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RBC drops home mortgage rate4 s; i. x+ h% Z" T
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.
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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.; ^+ k7 T B- Q+ g4 J, k1 D
+ N! F: H, W& n0 Z% \) F$ p9 iAt 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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- ]3 I5 n1 b- GThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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