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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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CANADIAN PRESS
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8 Y1 N0 |" f9 v) N( e$ [Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.6 t$ Z! h; n2 [0 W, w& T
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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.
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) [. w! `/ `0 {( C3 zAt 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.! `9 ^) R5 X5 {$ e" l! C( h
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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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