Bank of Canada announcement to keep the prime rate fixed at 0.75%

Good morning from Beautiful Mississauga!

The Bank of Canada announced April 15, 2015 that they will be keeping the prime rate fixed at 0.75% 

The Bank Rate (which is the rate that banks charge each other) is correspondingly 1 per cent and the deposit rate (the rate that the Bank of Canada pays/credits any deposits that it is holding for banks) is 1/2 per cent.  The Prime Rate to consumers is set by the major banks and it currently sits at 2.85%

Read about all definitions of Prime Rate and Bank Rates etc.

See interest rate trends at this page 

Read the full press release from the Bank of Canada rate announcement at this link:

http://www.bankofcanada.ca/2015/04/fad-press-release-2015-04-15/

I hope this finds you Happy and Healthy!

All the Best!

Mark

A. Mark Argentino
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Specializing in Residential & Investment Real Estate
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