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RBC drops home mortgage rate3 h; c$ `& {4 Q1 `2 C+ g
Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM0 x2 p7 z8 z8 a# M0 t
CANADIAN PRESS
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9 a$ N% j$ Q6 f, F* B) {Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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: `8 a, v M4 `3 y8 u! m1 nCanada'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.1 _+ S p" F8 ?
5 o8 O7 o- k& k, }9 rAt 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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! F1 V- n( k4 H+ d, j! F, a# V0 uThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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