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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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CANADIAN PRESS
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point., ]. z$ C' {# J2 L1 ], t
+ k9 ^# K( i& v& j1 b% gCanada'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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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., v* c3 i% B1 h1 |0 C
7 I0 `& u4 ^3 G8 A z WThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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