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BMO Bank of Montreal Changes Mortgage Rates
BMO Bank of Montreal today announced it is changing fixed residential mortgage rates effective December 24, 2003. The new rates are:
| Fixed Rates: | To: | Change: |
| 6 month open | 6.90 % | 0.00 % |
| 6 month convertible | 5.45 % | -0.10 % |
| 1 year open | 6.85 % | 0.00 % |
| 1 year closed | 4.55 % | -0.20 % |
| 2 year | 5.20 % | -0.10 % |
| 3 year | 5.80 % | -0.10 % |
| 4 year | 6.15 % | -0.10 % |
| 5 year | 6.35 % | -0.10 % |
| 6 year | 5.60 % | -0.05 % |
| 7 year | 7.30 % | -0.05 % |
| 10 year | 6.30 % | -0.05 % |
| 18 year open | 8.90 % | 0.00 % |
(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 decreased from 6.45% to 6.35%.
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