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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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, @( P4 d% s2 T" C$ L6 I% uRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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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.
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, a5 G4 l7 E. D3 r8 Z, t& r( H! aAt 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.2 Y4 l- r; a$ n5 \
8 b l& n, {( |3 T- g; EThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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