BMO Bank of Montreal today announced it is changing its variable mortgage rates effective April 23, 2008. The new rates are:  
| 
 Variable Rates: 
 | 
 To: 
 | 
 Change: 
 | 
| 
 3 year open 
 | 
 4.750% 
 | 
 -0.50% 
 | 
| 
 6 year Below Prime 
 | 
 4.375% 
 | 
 -0.50% 
 | 
| 
 5 year Protected 
 | 
 4.650% 
 | 
 -0.50% 
 | 
|   | 
| The ceiling on the Five-Year Protected Variable Rate mortgage is 6.99%. | 
|   | 
Homeowner ReadiLine� 
5-year variable rate closed term  | 
 4.75% 
 | 
 -0.50% 
 | 
|   | 
  | 
  | 
| Special Offers*  | 
|   | 
 | 
 To: 
 | 
 Change: 
 | 
| 3 year (fixed/closed)  | 
 5.79% 
 | 
 0.00% 
 | 
| 5 year (fixed/closed)  | 
 5.93% 
 | 
 0.00% 
 | 
| 7 year (fixed/closed)  | 
 5.93% 
 | 
 0.00% 
 | 
Homeowner ReadiLine� 
5-year variable rate closed term  | 
 4.50% 
 | 
 -0.50% 
 | 
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