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RBC drops home mortgage rate& `5 v; m# } z% K; R
Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM
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/ U' b! [' Y8 p$ QRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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$ i) Q( z0 i5 t3 l% t$ \/ e |6 eCanada'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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( H% @& }( M: vAt 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.& q7 g' w( f$ z5 f3 @
6 \9 t4 Z0 Y3 ^( T* u8 z* u) fThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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