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RBC drops home mortgage rate& s' U) _3 i. {* w& U+ B
Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM0 x* T& q6 g: J1 L7 u; H$ r2 |
CANADIAN PRESS
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.0 u) h: G( `1 @8 Z! R
3 Y# p( Q8 {% Z; }9 N) s$ \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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/ A/ @! b5 n. d5 |1 Y6 ]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.8 z( G: N, `4 s; t, a
1 e v! f0 W. ~8 q6 `) |" Q# sThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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