MBA – 30 Year Mortgage Rates at 5.02%, Mortgage Applications Drop

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBAs,) released its weekly Mortgage Applications Survey showing applications for mortgages decreasing and mortgage rates going up  for the week ending October 9, 2009.

The increase in mortgage interest rates for the week ending October 9 included 30 year mortgage rates, 15 year mortgage rates and one year adjustable rate mortgages.

The average contract mortgage rate for a fixed 30 year rate mortgage is back above 5.00 percent at 5.02 percent, up from the prior week's average rate mortgage loan rate of 4.89 percent. This is the first time since September 15 that 30 year mortgage rates are back over 5.00 percent.  Average discount points decreased to 1.11 points from 1.13 points.

Loan Type

Purchase Refinance with Cash out Refinance

State

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FICO Score

Superior (780-850) Exceptional (760-779) Excellent (740-759) Very Good (720-739) Good (700-719) Above Average (680-699) Average (660-679) Fair (640-659) Need Improvement (620-639) Poor (350-620)

Loan Amount

$

Points

Up to 0 points Up to 0.5 points Up to 1 points Up to 1.5 points Up to 2 points Up to 2.5 points Up to 3 points

LTV

%

Loan Term

 15-Year Fixed  20-Year Fixed  30-Year Fixed  5-Year ARM  7-Year ARM  10-Year ARM

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Lender

APR / Rate

Fees / Points

Payment

NMLS #1835285

5.440%

15-Year Fixed

5.250%

$5,000

Includes 0.750 points for $3,000

Lender Fees: $2,000

$3,216 /mo

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NMLS #2059741

5.606%

15-Year Fixed

5.490%

$3,032

Includes 0.758 points for $3,032

Lender Fees: $0

$3,267 /mo

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NMLS #1025894

5.650%

15-Year Fixed

5.490%

$4,172

Includes 0.868 points for $3,472

Lender Fees: $700

$3,267 /mo

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NMLS #6606

5.773%

15-Year Fixed

5.625%

$3,848

Includes 0.962 points for $3,848

Lender Fees: $0

$3,295 /mo

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NMLS #1835285

6.262%

5-Year ARM

6.125%

$5,860

Includes 0.965 points for $3,860

Lender Fees: $2,000

$2,431 /mo

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NMLS #1835285

6.356%

30-Year Fixed

6.250%

$4,500

Includes 0.625 points for $2,500

Lender Fees: $2,000

$2,463 /mo

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NMLS #2059741

6.569%

30-Year Fixed

6.490%

$3,292

Includes 0.823 points for $3,292

Lender Fees: $0

$2,526 /mo

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NMLS #1025894

6.600%

30-Year Fixed

6.490%

$4,592

Includes 0.973 points for $3,892

Lender Fees: $700

$2,526 /mo

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NMLS #6606

6.714%

30-Year Fixed

6.625%

$3,684

Includes 0.921 points for $3,684

Lender Fees: $0

$2,562 /mo

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NMLS #401822

6.734%

30-Year Fixed

6.625%

$4,495

Includes 0.625 points for $2,500

Lender Fees: $1,995

$2,562 /mo

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NMLS #401822

7.698%

15-Year Fixed

7.375%

$8,000

Includes 1.000 points for $4,000

Lender Fees: $4,000

$3,680 /mo

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Rate data provided by RateUpdate.com. Displayed by ICB, a division of Mortgage Research Center, NMLS #1907, Equal Housing Opportunity. Payments do not include taxes and insurance premiums. Actual payments will be greater with taxes and insurance included. Rate and product details.

The average contract mortgage interest rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage increased to 4.44 percent, up from last week's average contract interest rate of 4.32 percent. Discount points remained the same at 1.04 points.

The average contract mortgage interest rate for one year adjustable mortgage rates is at 6.71 percent, up from the previous week's average rate of 6.56 percent. Discount points increased to 0.32 points from 0.30 points.

Earlier this week we reported on jumbo mortgage rates.  Following is an excerpt from the report.

Jumbo Mortgage Rates

• 30-year jumbo mortgage rates were down slightly this week over last.  Current jumbo mortgage rates are at 5.83%, down from last week’s average rate of 5.84%. 
• Average 15 year jumbo rate mortgages are at 5.44% this week, down from the previous week’s rate of 5.50 percent.

The MBA's Market Composite Index, which measures home mortgage loan application volume, was down 1.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous week.  The Refinance Index, which measures refinance application volume decreased 0.1 percent from the previous week.

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