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RBC drops home mortgage rate* u) `7 r" T! Z, T2 ?* V D
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.( M- d; N% [" x: Y( G5 k
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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.8 ~: g. B% e$ W9 B. p' o9 A+ b# ~
4 s4 ^/ `0 I3 E; w4 B1 jAt 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.# C2 P4 \6 R7 }' c( u
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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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