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BMO Bank of Montreal Increases Mortgage Rates

BMO Bank of Montreal today announced it is changing fixed residential mortgage rates effective February 5, 2003. The new rates are:

Fixed Rates:	To:	Change:
6 month open	6.00 %	0.05 %
6 month convertible	5.55 %	0.00 %
1 year open	6.20 %	0.25 %
1 year closed	4.90 %	0.00 %
2 year	5.60 %	0.00 %
3 year	6.00 %	0.00 %
4 year	5.35 %	0.15 %
5 year	6.60 %	0.15 %
7 year	5.99 %	0.00 %
10 year	7.90 %	0.00 %
18 year open	8.00 %	0.10 %

(The interest on fixed rate mortgages compounds semi-annually, not in advance.)

Variable rates are as follows:

Variable Rates:	To:	Change:
3 year open	4.500 %	0.00 %
6 year Below Prime	4.125 %	0.00 %
5 year protected	4.400 %	0.00 %

The cap on the five-year Protected Variable Rate Mortgage increased from 6.45% to 6.60%.

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