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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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5 [6 u! k7 r4 ]0 K( C: pRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point./ |' L/ \+ C) m6 ?/ R
/ {6 L9 M' k4 d0 k7 [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.4 O2 [, F. f. w _
9 }$ J- I5 F- {8 ?2 \ BAt 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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