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RBC drops home mortgage rate7 A/ @ }6 [8 S/ D ?( q
Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM; @. r- j5 f4 T7 T- h3 E; x$ |1 k& j
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.% J2 k6 o' b2 T$ Z+ T% Q
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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.3 L6 w$ n- J, E2 ?% D% s
# x& }# V6 [; Y, v2 wAt 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 n7 B3 Q$ l' z4 B m) u/ \
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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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