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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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CANADIAN PRESS
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6 K/ _% y- }( q1 ?Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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3 b1 N+ B; J! h7 x4 b7 L2 CCanada'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., x) z1 s4 H3 }0 Z- h U
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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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2 i1 s0 k: p" HThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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