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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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CANADIAN PRESS
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- d5 C7 `2 x/ @Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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, P8 ^& E* i# m: H1 ~$ [8 zCanada'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 c6 s! e9 k9 K! n) {8 n
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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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The cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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