BMO Bank of Montreal today announced it is changing fixed residential mortgage rates effective April 15, 2005. The new rates are:
Fixed Rates:
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To:
|
Change:
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6 month open
|
7.05%
|
0.00%
|
6 month convertible
|
4.75%
|
-0.10%
|
1 year open
|
6.95%
|
0.00%
|
1 year closed
|
4.55%
|
-0.15%
|
2 year
|
4.90%
|
-0.10%
|
3 year
|
5.34%
|
-0.15%
|
4 year
|
5.64%
|
-0.15%
|
5 year
|
5.79%
|
-0.20%
|
6 year
|
6.25%
|
-0.20%
|
7 year
|
5.05%
|
0.00%
|
10 year
|
7.45%
|
-0.20%
|
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:
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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 changes to 5.79%.
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