Mortgage Rates: Current Mortgage Rates Mixed, 30 Year Mortgage Rates at 4.80%, Refinance Applications up 17%

Mortgage rates were mixed in current Weekly Application Survey released this morning. The average contract 30 year mortgage rate declined to 4.80 percent with  for the week ending May 21, 2010, down from the previous week's average mortgage rate of 4.83 percent. Average mortgage discount points remained unchanged at 1.08 points.

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15 year mortgage rates increased for the week ending May 21, 2010. The average contract 15 year mortgage rate increased to 4.25 percent, up from an average 15 year mortgage interest rate of 4.19 percent the previous week. Mortgage discount points decreased to 1.00 percent from 1.36 points.

Loan Term
Lender
APR / Rate
Fees / Points
Payment
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
4.919%
15-Year Fixed
4.750%
$4,500
Includes 0.625 points for $2,500
Lender Fees: $2,000
$3,112 /mo
Bison State Bank
NMLS #757416
5.226%
15-Year Fixed
5.125%
$2,672
Includes 0.668 points for $2,672
Lender Fees: $0
$3,190 /mo
Tomo Mortgage, LLC.
NMLS #2059741
5.231%
15-Year Fixed
5.125%
$2,792
Includes 0.698 points for $2,792
Lender Fees: $0
$3,190 /mo
Zoom Loans
NMLS #1312186
5.365%
15-Year Fixed
5.250%
$3,000
Includes 0.750 points for $3,000
Lender Fees: $0
$3,216 /mo
New American Funding, LLC.
NMLS #6606
5.382%
15-Year Fixed
5.240%
$3,732
Includes 0.933 points for $3,732
Lender Fees: $0
$3,214 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.503%
15-Year Fixed
5.375%
$3,348
Includes 0.662 points for $2,648
Lender Fees: $700
$3,242 /mo
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
5.625%
5-Year ARM
5.500%
$5,524
Includes 0.881 points for $3,524
Lender Fees: $2,000
$2,272 /mo
Zoom Loans
NMLS #1312186
5.831%
5-Year ARM
5.750%
$3,532
Includes 0.883 points for $3,532
Lender Fees: $0
$2,335 /mo
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
5.842%
30-Year Fixed
5.750%
$4,000
Includes 0.500 points for $2,000
Lender Fees: $2,000
$2,335 /mo
Bison State Bank
NMLS #757416
5.961%
30-Year Fixed
5.875%
$3,724
Includes 0.931 points for $3,724
Lender Fees: $0
$2,367 /mo
Tomo Mortgage, LLC.
NMLS #2059741
6.034%
30-Year Fixed
5.990%
$1,876
Includes 0.469 points for $1,876
Lender Fees: $0
$2,396 /mo
Zoom Loans
NMLS #1312186
6.093%
30-Year Fixed
6.000%
$4,000
Includes 1.000 points for $4,000
Lender Fees: $0
$2,399 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
6.200%
30-Year Fixed
6.125%
$3,196
Includes 0.624 points for $2,496
Lender Fees: $700
$2,431 /mo
New American Funding, LLC.
NMLS #6606
6.343%
30-Year Fixed
6.250%
$3,944
Includes 0.986 points for $3,944
Lender Fees: $0
$2,463 /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.

1 year adjustable mortgage rates also increased for the week ending May 21, 2010. The average contract adjustable mortgage interest rate was 6.83 percent, up from the prior week's average adjustable mortgage rate of 6.81 percent. Average mortgage points increased to 0.38 points, up from the prior week's average of .037 points.

Current low mortgage rates continue to help the refinance market. Mortgage refinance applications jumped again for the week ending May 21, 2010. The Refinance Index, which is a measure of mortgage applications for refinancing an existing mortgage increased 17 percent from the prior week.

 
Author: Brian McKay
May 26th, 2010

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