Mortgage Rates: Current Mortgage Rates at 4.92%

mortgage-rates-current-mortgage-rates-at-49230-year mortgage rates increased slightly in this week's Mortgage Applications Survey released by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The average contract interest rate for 30 year mortgages rose to 4.92 percent, up from last week's average 30 year mortgage rate of 4.88 percent. Average mortgage discount points were down to 1.08 points from 1.17 points.

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The average contract mortgage rate for 15-year mortgages remained unchanged this week at 4.33 percent. Average mortgage discount points decreased to .91 point from 1.02 points the week before.

Loan Term
Lender
APR / Rate
Fees / Points
Payment
Solidify Mortgage Advisors
NMLS #1283930
License: 01970483
5.445%
15-Year Fixed
5.250%
$5,125
Includes 1.000 points for $4,000
Lender Fees: $1,125
$3,216 /mo
Watermark Capital
NMLS #1838
5.455%
15-Year Fixed
5.250%
$5,395
Includes 0.974 points for $3,896
Lender Fees: $1,499
$3,216 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.548%
15-Year Fixed
5.375%
$4,512
Includes 0.953 points for $3,812
Lender Fees: $700
$3,242 /mo
PenFed Credit Union
NMLS #401822
6.039%
15-Year Fixed
5.750%
$7,500
Includes 0.875 points for $3,500
Lender Fees: $4,000
$3,322 /mo
Rocket Mortgage
NMLS #3030
6.146%
15-Year Fixed
5.990%
$4,000
Includes 1.000 points for $4,000
Lender Fees: $0
$3,374 /mo
Watermark Capital
NMLS #1838
6.231%
30-Year Fixed
6.125%
$4,535
Includes 0.759 points for $3,036
Lender Fees: $1,499
$2,431 /mo
PenFed Credit Union
NMLS #401822
6.289%
30-Year Fixed
6.125%
$7,000
Includes 0.750 points for $3,000
Lender Fees: $4,000
$2,431 /mo
Solidify Mortgage Advisors
NMLS #1283930
License: 01970483
6.347%
30-Year Fixed
6.250%
$4,125
Includes 0.750 points for $3,000
Lender Fees: $1,125
$2,463 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
6.477%
30-Year Fixed
6.375%
$4,284
Includes 0.896 points for $3,584
Lender Fees: $700
$2,496 /mo
Rocket Mortgage
NMLS #3030
6.949%
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
$3,000
Includes 0.750 points for $3,000
Lender Fees: $0
$2,628 /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.

One-year adjustable mortgage rates decreased again this week, the average contract rate for one-year mortgages is at 6.52 percent, down from the prior week's average of 6.55 percent.

The MBA's Market Composite Index, which is a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. The Refinance Index, which is a measure of mortgage refinance application loan volume, increased 0.9 percent from the previous week.

For a more extensive mortgage rate report Monitorbankrates.com released its weekly mortgage report on Monday, which follows:

Current Mortgage Rates

Conforming Fixed Rate Mortgages

  • 30 year mortgage rates increased to 4.97% this week, down from the prior week’s average home loan rate of 4.95%.
  • 15 year mortgage interest rates were unchanged at 4.40% this week.

Jumbo Rate Mortgages

  • The average 30 year jumbo mortgage rate are at 5.73% this week, down from the previous week’s mortgage rate of 5.74%.
  • The average 15 year jumbo rate mortgage is at 5.19% this week, up from the prior week’s interest loan rate of 5.18%.

Adjustable Mortgage Rates - Conforming

  • One year adjustable mortgage rates are averaging at 4.22% this week, down considerably from last week’s when one year home loans averaged 4.51%.
  • Three year adjustable mortgage interest rates are averaging 4.40%, down from last week’s average loan interest rate of 4.42%.
  • Five year mortgage rates remain unchanged this week at 4.19%.
  • Seven year adjustable home loans are down to 4.57% this week, down from last week’s average loan rate of 4.58%.
  • Current ten year rates are averaging 5.04%, down from the previous week’s average home finance rate of 5.07%.

Adjustable Mortgage Rates - Jumbo

  • Today’s one year jumbo adjustable rate mortgages are averaging 5.53% this week, up from the prior week’s average mortgage finance rate of 5.48%.
  • Three year jumbo ARMs are at 5.40% this week, down from last week’s adjustable rate of 5.26%.
  • The average five year jumbo ARM  is at 5.05% this week, down from the prior week’s average rate on a five year jumbo mortgage 0f 5.07%.
  • Seven year jumbo ARMs are averaging 5.53%, unchanged from the previous week’s seven year adjustable rate.
  • 10 year jumbo ARMs are averaging 6.06 percent, up from last week’s average mortgage rate of 5.96 percent.

Interest Only Mortgage Rates - Conventional

  • Average three year interest only mortgage rates are averaging 4.52% this week, down from last week’s average interest rate of 4.56%.
  • Five year interest only loans are averaging 4.30 percent, down from last week when five year interest only mortgages averaged 4.32%.
  • Seven year IO mortgages are averaging 4.78 percent this week, down slightly from last week’s average of 4.79%.

Interest Only Mortgage Rates - Jumbo

  • Three year jumbo interest only mortgages are averaging 5.52% this week, up from last week’s jumbo interest mortgage average rate of 5.38%.
  • Five year jumbo IO loans are averaging 5.45 percent, down from last week’s average IO mortgage rate of 5.47 percent.
  • The average jumbo seven year IO mortgage is at 5.90 percent, up from last week’s average jumbo rate of 5.894 percent.

Home Equity loan Rates

  • The average home equity loan rate was down this week over last week. 10 year home equity loan rates decreased to 7.483% this week, down from last week’s average equity home loan rate of 7.488%. 15 year home equity rates decreased to 7.611%, down from the prior week’s average equity loan rate of 7.615%.

Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC Rates)

  • Average home equity line of credit rates were are up slightly this week. The average HELOC rate this week is 4.902%, up from last week’s average HELOC rate of 4.900%.

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Author: Brian McKay
December 16th, 2009

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