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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. q6 l) G6 Q6 m9 d
1 G8 F% C8 F4 B+ m" Q3 k# \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.1 N: |) m) o9 m; g1 {
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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.
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+ `5 X0 E+ G% _ f2 [- ?( ]The cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans. |
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