Bank hikes are questioned by the media
Just can’t leave this one alone…
The Globe and Mail ran a great article about the recent mortgage rate hikes by the Big Banks…..Seems like more of us are questioning the latest round of fixed rate increases….
The article gave some great stats that I wanted to share… First, we should point out that Fixed rates are affected by the Bond Market for the most part but Banks also raise money through GICs… Variable rates are affected by the Bank of Canada Key Lending Rate…. with that in mind…. here are the stats from the article….
10 YEAR AVERAGE…
- 5 yr Bond 4.05%
- Big Bank 5 yr posted fixed rate 6.75%
- Big Bank 5 yr GIC 3.31%
THIS WEEK’S NUMBERS…
- 5 yr Bond 3.02%
- Big Bank 5 yr posted fixed rate 6.25%
- Big Bank 5 yr GIC 2% to 2.1%
Has to make you wonder…?
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