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RBC drops home mortgage rate8 z; L: x7 L$ ?5 V' W. Z+ v! G
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.7 m y/ e1 v$ E
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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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" q0 W, F* M5 p; l& {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.
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8 c' J* j; {. K6 h' pThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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