BMO Bank of Montreal today announced it is changing fixed residential mortgage rates effective April 3, 2004. The new rates are:
Fixed Rates:
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To:
|
Change:
|
6 month open
|
6.55%
|
0.00%
|
6 month convertible
|
5.00%
|
0.00%
|
1 year open
|
6.40%
|
0.00%
|
1 year closed
|
4.10%
|
0.00%
|
2 year
|
4.65%
|
0.15%
|
3 year
|
5.30%
|
0.25%
|
4 year
|
5.70%
|
0.20%
|
55 month
|
5.30%
|
0.20%
|
5 year
|
5.95%
|
0.25%
|
6 year
|
6.30%
|
0.31%
|
7 year
|
7.05%
|
0.25%
|
10 year
|
7.70%
|
0.25%
|
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:
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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 increases from 5.70% to 5.95%.
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