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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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0 C1 D" H+ U P* m' }4 R' }Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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, [1 t5 ~( w6 _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 R# ]+ | G" C* y6 EAt 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.4 e; z7 c' J: @3 v2 g9 P0 a: I
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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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