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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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( O! k0 H8 _2 L* H/ [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.8 q1 x& \5 c; E8 J3 N; _: B; T- c) T9 q
1 u, I. F/ u/ z! v7 z, iAt 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 t! I$ O4 p' j1 ?3 d! C
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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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