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RBC drops home mortgage rate* [0 a/ l0 D. n! _5 w% ]
Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM
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" M. f! c' K3 M2 r$ DRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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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.( N5 e5 z* s, N2 i, s* [
; R6 A) A% P* DAt 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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The cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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