Mortgage Rates Continue to Make Record Lows: 30 Year Mortgage Rates at 4.42%, 15 Year Mortgage Rates at 3.90%

Mortgage rates continue to inch down making new record lows. The ninth consecutive week 30 year mortgage rates have hit a record low in the most recent mortgage survey released yesterday morning. Both fixed conforming 30 year mortgage rates and fixed conforming 15 year mortgage rates have hit record lows in this week’s Primary Mortgage Market Survey released by Freddie Mac (OTC: FMCC). 

Fixed conforming 30 year mortgage rates are averaging 4.42 percent for the week ending August 19, 2010, down from the previous week’s average 30 year mortgage rate of 4.44 percent. Mortgage discount points on 30 year home mortgages averaged 0.7 points, no change from the prior week’s average.

Conforming fixed 15 year mortgage rates are averaging 3.90 percent for the week ending August 19, 2010, a decline from previous week’s average of 15 year mortgage rate of 3.92 percent. Average mortgage discount points on 15 year mortgages remained unchanged at 0.6 points.

Loan Term
Lender
APR / Rate
Fees / Points
Payment
Pure Rate Mortgage
NMLS #2578474
5.389%
15-Year Fixed
5.250%
$3,650
Includes 0.650 points for $2,600
Lender Fees: $1,050
$3,216 /mo
Tomo Mortgage, LLC.
NMLS #2059741
5.510%
15-Year Fixed
5.375%
$3,520
Includes 0.880 points for $3,520
Lender Fees: $0
$3,242 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.632%
15-Year Fixed
5.490%
$3,688
Includes 0.747 points for $2,988
Lender Fees: $700
$3,267 /mo
New American Funding, LLC.
NMLS #6606
5.767%
15-Year Fixed
5.625%
$3,696
Includes 0.924 points for $3,696
Lender Fees: $0
$3,295 /mo
Pure Rate Mortgage
NMLS #2578474
6.360%
30-Year Fixed
6.250%
$4,650
Includes 0.900 points for $3,600
Lender Fees: $1,050
$2,463 /mo
Tomo Mortgage, LLC.
NMLS #2059741
6.548%
30-Year Fixed
6.490%
$2,412
Includes 0.603 points for $2,412
Lender Fees: $0
$2,526 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
6.597%
30-Year Fixed
6.490%
$4,460
Includes 0.940 points for $3,760
Lender Fees: $700
$2,526 /mo
PenFed Credit Union
NMLS #401822
6.758%
30-Year Fixed
6.625%
$5,495
Includes 0.875 points for $3,500
Lender Fees: $1,995
$2,562 /mo
New American Funding, LLC.
NMLS #6606
6.823%
30-Year Fixed
6.740%
$3,392
Includes 0.848 points for $3,392
Lender Fees: $0
$2,592 /mo
PenFed Credit Union
NMLS #401822
7.764%
15-Year Fixed
7.500%
$6,500
Includes 0.625 points for $2,500
Lender Fees: $4,000
$3,709 /mo
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.

5 year U.S. Treasury indexed adjustable mortgage rates are still at the lowest point ever recorded in Freddie’s survey. 5 year adjustable mortgage rates are averaging 3.56 percent for the week ending August 19, 2010, unchanged from the prior week’s average 5 year adjustable mortgage rate. Average mortgage discount points on 5 year adjustable mortgages declined to 0.6 points, down from the previous week's average of 0.7 points.

1 year U.S. Treasury indexed adjustable mortgage rates are averaging 3.53 percent for the week ending August 19, 2010, unchanged from the previous week’s average 1 year adjustable mortgage rate. Mortgage discount points averaged 0.7 points, unchanged from the previous week’s average.

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Author: Brian McKay
August 20th, 2010

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