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RBC drops home mortgage rate. M; g$ v8 X9 L/ V# Z
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.4 M( d0 Y% q, n, g' _
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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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4 r4 A7 T6 X0 n, t, o+ z4 S0 gAt 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.2 g- Y. q8 n1 X' H7 a& E
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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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