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Sep. 5, 2006. 12:45 PM
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, }" o/ p" E: `" {Royal Bank of Canada (TSX: RY) has cut long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point.* L I+ y" u* D2 R
3 O U; s+ g& L7 K ^5 w/ h, r: L/ s& u8 zCanada'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.
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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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