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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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! V) a) c% _8 `( W+ JRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.- T% c1 x3 V3 |! R' t$ T
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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.; L4 I- w. L3 m. b+ p/ A% \3 C+ x
+ z, ~. f$ {5 O `5 O8 K* lAt 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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