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RBC drops home mortgage rate1 `0 Q7 c" W( Q# j
Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM
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4 \9 t4 }" J0 Z. t- \Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.# V6 I t( k& K1 Q( Z% w5 L; Z
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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.2 r4 D. f8 M& r8 E2 E
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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.7 l) L0 ^8 c2 |) b3 {+ Z
) z0 p( L7 {2 f/ z. _The cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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