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RBC drops home mortgage rate
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Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.* h+ f" A4 ?/ f- H/ U& y$ x: d
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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.; R. \" T0 q; l! b
! D: T0 n7 t% n" iAt 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.6 O o1 {# ~& p. o- o6 Q2 u
: C ^1 G3 z7 m3 J$ `/ MThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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