BMO Bank of Montreal today announced it is increasing its variable mortgage rates effective September 8, 2005.
The new rates are:
Variable Rates:
|
To:
|
Change:
|
3 year open
|
4.500%
|
0.25%
|
6 year Below Prime
|
4.125%
|
0.25%
|
5 year Protected
|
4.400%
|
0.25%
|
The cap on the five-year protected variable rate mortgage is 5.44%
Fixed mortgage rates are as follows:
Fixed Rates:
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To:
|
Change:
|
6 month open
|
6.99%
|
0.00%
|
6 month convertible
|
4.70%
|
0.00%
|
1 year open
|
6.85%
|
0.00%
|
1 year closed
|
4.40%
|
0.00%
|
2 year
|
4.60%
|
0.00%
|
3 year
|
4.99%
|
0.00%
|
4 year
|
5.34%
|
0.00%
|
5 year
|
5.44%
|
0.00%
|
6 year
|
5.85%
|
0.00%
|
7 year
|
6.45%
|
0.00%
|
10 year
|
7.15%
|
0.00%
|
18 year open
|
8.25%
|
0.00%
|
(The interest on fixed rate mortgages compounds semi-annually, not in advance.)
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