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RBC drops home mortgage rate: y/ m: E5 `) i6 x5 w, v
Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM
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4 s; X5 y7 y. CRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.' U" W' a/ M3 Y- j6 p; l
. p0 k5 T) h2 oCanada'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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% b5 U: N" o E; V; t) J% |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.9 m7 P* M4 | l8 A
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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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