BMO Bank of Montreal today announced it is changing fixed residential mortgage rates effective March 17, 2004. The new rates are:
Fixed Rates:
|
To:
|
Change:
|
6 month open
|
6.55%
|
-0.15%
|
6 month convertible
|
5.00%
|
-0.15%
|
1 year open
|
6.40%
|
-0.15%
|
1 year closed
|
4.10%
|
-0.15%
|
2 year
|
4.50%
|
-0.15%
|
3 year
|
5.05%
|
-0.15%
|
4 year
|
5.50%
|
-0.10%
|
55 month
|
5.10%
|
-0.10%
|
5 year
|
5.70%
|
-0.10%
|
6 year
|
5.99%
|
-0.46%
|
7 year
|
6.80%
|
-0.15%
|
10 year
|
7.45%
|
-0.15%
|
18 year open
|
8.75%
|
0.00%
|
(The interest on fixed rate mortgages compounds semi-annually, not in advance.)
Variable rates are as follows:
Variable Rates:
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To:
|
Change:
|
3 year open
|
4.000%
|
0.00%
|
6 year Below Prime
|
3.625%
|
0.00%
|
5 year Protected
|
3.900%
|
0.00%
|
The cap on the five-year Protected Variable Rate Mortgage deceases from 5.80% to 5.70%.
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