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RBC drops home mortgage rate$ x: e- w9 n; x/ r
Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM& L6 U" I0 ^+ ^- G; a1 T
CANADIAN PRESS
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" n2 o- N7 Y; f3 j! X0 C" BRoyal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.
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0 A' h' \- i( u* @5 i% ?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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. R0 h4 `: j9 N7 Z0 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.7 c; ~* l8 `5 I4 }) ?0 N8 A1 r; x$ E% D
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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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