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RBC drops home mortgage rate' g9 V: j8 Z7 d5 E) [1 B
Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM
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/ ~. a# s0 K+ \) }# GRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.6 X1 c( o4 C7 a9 ]$ U
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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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t; c/ D! L9 W# M$ fAt 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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0 T1 `1 t: H& R& CThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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