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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.
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% ^* c5 @- t) [2 {) SCanada'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.2 f( b( F& H* v) k! L2 U
) t. S9 W2 ^ K# j2 o4 }! sAt 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.+ q$ }7 }" Y3 i. v, [
& c! c$ g: W, @% B3 N" u/ O, G/ IThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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