TORONTO — Most of the country’s big banks are cutting long-term mortgage rates by up to a tenth of a point, thanks to the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market.
Royal Bank of Canada, the 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.
The rate on a three-year closed term loan falls to 6.5 per cent, to 6.75 per cent on a five-year loan and to 7.25 per cent on a seven-year loan.
The Bank of Montreal also made changes to its residential mortgage rates, lowering the three-year to 18-year rates a tenth of a point.
Effective Wednesday, the two-year rate falls by a fifth of a point, down to 6.40 per cent.
TD Canada Trust brought its three-year to six-year closed mortgage rates down by a tenth of a point — to 6.55 per cent and 6.85 per cent — while National Bank of Canada reduced its three-year to 10-year rates by 0.10 per cent.
Desjardins Group also reduced its three-year to 10-year rate by a tenth of a point for branches in Quebec and Ontario, bringing its three-year rate to 6.50 per cent, its seven-year rate to 7.25 per cent and the 10-year rate to 7.50 per cent.
The cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans.
Royal Bank of Canada, the 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.
The rate on a three-year closed term loan falls to 6.5 per cent, to 6.75 per cent on a five-year loan and to 7.25 per cent on a seven-year loan.
The Bank of Montreal also made changes to its residential mortgage rates, lowering the three-year to 18-year rates a tenth of a point.
Effective Wednesday, the two-year rate falls by a fifth of a point, down to 6.40 per cent.
TD Canada Trust brought its three-year to six-year closed mortgage rates down by a tenth of a point — to 6.55 per cent and 6.85 per cent — while National Bank of Canada reduced its three-year to 10-year rates by 0.10 per cent.
Desjardins Group also reduced its three-year to 10-year rate by a tenth of a point for branches in Quebec and Ontario, bringing its three-year rate to 6.50 per cent, its seven-year rate to 7.25 per cent and the 10-year rate to 7.50 per cent.
The cuts reflect the lower cost of borrowing in the bond market, where banks finance their mortgage loans.
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