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RBC drops home mortgage rate
+ `/ ]" Q" d) Y rSep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM
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' T1 m5 H4 }, |/ R2 |, C& r$ ^6 oRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point." n1 R# i/ [* 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.9 q' q; @; f/ I2 S1 G% G: t
8 G2 H8 a( \) U7 nAt 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.' e3 u9 Y8 X8 l1 J) H- P
. u8 @! Z$ K) ^3 i- wThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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