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RBC drops home mortgage rate/ ?& g% I! x _0 s2 r/ _4 C% r6 t
Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM* V" X1 F$ s( w+ k) K
CANADIAN PRESS
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.3 ]. y' S& I2 g8 a: \8 `3 M! Q
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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 I4 W5 b0 v# I$ A
9 @( W4 k& \, _6 FAt 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.0 D [0 w/ @- [, A5 U, z
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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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