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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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4 V& @8 b$ e1 i9 ^0 g; V# {Royal 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.3 ?6 |# [+ f8 @8 I" R. F4 H9 A
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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. X# c, X( B) {" {, s A9 L' t
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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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