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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.+ _% \+ x/ P' K" J+ A
) _0 U* i0 J+ m0 V" N! ^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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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.9 K0 B5 W6 T9 x! S
% k. t. l& i( S3 q% o9 q, xThe cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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