BMO Bank of Montreal today announced that it is changing its residential mortgage rates, effective May 15, 2006. The new rates are:
Fixed Rates:
|
To:
|
Change:
|
6 month open
|
7.99%
|
0.00%
|
6 month convertible
|
6.25%
|
0.70%
|
1 year open
|
8.40%
|
0.70%
|
1 year closed
|
6.25%
|
0.90%
|
2 year
|
6.30%
|
0.90%
|
3 year
|
6.45%
|
0.61%
|
4 year
|
6.55%
|
0.66%
|
5 year
|
6.75%
|
0.71%
|
6 year
|
6.85%
|
0.56%
|
7 year
|
7.30%
|
0.45%
|
10 year
|
7.55%
|
0.00%
|
18 year open
|
8.25%
|
0.00%
|
(The interest on fixed-rate mortgages compounds semi-annually, not in advance.)
The Five-Year Protected Variable Rate ceiling remains at 6.75%.
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