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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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5 g! m/ J4 e6 R5 CRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.- u5 L7 s8 X; E+ d, I8 I+ ^* {
8 b2 q0 O6 [$ V' H; j/ T1 HCanada'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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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.' A9 g" [ `$ G2 w/ S* ?; }
: V6 S" z. ^2 h; lThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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