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RBC drops home mortgage rate5 g4 ]4 M! z1 u5 K
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.
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. M4 a6 D# x7 l! p7 I3 n0 QCanada'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.) l) M- p2 [3 S& \( G, y+ t/ A3 K
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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.
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4 c- y2 j2 ^/ m4 N! q; j, H# |" p bThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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