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RBC drops home mortgage rate
8 \' ^5 y* C' g0 uSep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM
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2 v+ j8 H t) jRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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7 K" Z( E; N2 z: q, [8 uCanada'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.' _1 O$ r! J: E# i
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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 [9 G8 F/ w# ?. x3 \
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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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