BMO Bank of Montreal today announced it is changing fixed residential mortgage rates effective March 1, 2005. The new rates are:
Fixed Rates:
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To:
|
Change:
|
6 month open
|
7.05%
|
0.00%
|
6 month convertible
|
4.85%
|
0.00%
|
1 year open
|
6.95%
|
0.00%
|
1 year closed
|
4.70%
|
0.00%
|
2 year
|
5.00%
|
0.00%
|
3 year
|
5.49%
|
0.00%
|
4 year
|
5.79%
|
0.00%
|
5 year
|
5.99%
|
0.00%
|
6 year
|
6.45%
|
0.00%
|
7 year
|
5.40%
|
-1.60%
|
10 year
|
7.65%
|
0.00%
|
18 year open
|
8.55%
|
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
|
4.250%
|
0.00%
|
6 year Below Prime
|
3.875%
|
0.00%
|
5 year Protected
|
4.150%
|
0.00%
|
The cap on the five-year Protected Variable Rate Mortgage remains at 5.99%.
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