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Mortgage Rates – Current Mortgage Rates Nearing 5.00%

mortgage-rates-current-mortgage-rates-nearing-500Mortgage rates have fluctuating in a tight range for the past month now. The change in the direction of current mortgage rates is happening on a weekly basis, fluctuating in a range of 5.50 percent and 5.00 percent.  

Today's mortgage rates are nearing 5.00 percent again according to a survey released today by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

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Loan Term
Lender
APR / Rate
Fees / Points
Payment
Different Mortgage
NMLS #324599
License: 324599
5.045%
15-Year Fixed
4.875%
$4,570
Includes 0.875 points for $3,500
Lender Fees: $1,070
$3,138 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.188%
15-Year Fixed
4.990%
$5,248
Includes 0.812 points for $3,248
Lender Fees: $2,000
$3,162 /mo
Different Mortgage
NMLS #324599
License: 324599
5.853%
30-Year Fixed
5.750%
$4,570
Includes 0.875 points for $3,500
Lender Fees: $1,070
$2,335 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.967%
30-Year Fixed
5.875%
$3,972
Includes 0.493 points for $1,972
Lender Fees: $2,000
$2,367 /mo
Different Mortgage
NMLS #324599
License: 324599
6.229%
5-Year ARM
6.125%
$4,506
Includes 0.859 points for $3,436
Lender Fees: $1,070
$2,431 /mo
Rate data provided by RateUpdate.com. Displayed by 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.

Current Mortgage Rates

The change in the direction of mortgage interest rates is causing the MBA's mortgage refinance index to go swing up and down as well. This week's Refinance index increased 6.9 percent, last week when home mortgage rates were up, the index was down 7.2 percent. Currently, refinance mortgage rates are around 5.20 percent.

The average contract mortgage interest rate on a fixed rate 30-year mortgage is at 5.15 percent, down from 5.38 percent. The average discount points also decreased from 1.18 to 0.98.

Average contract mortgage rates on a 15-year  mortgage is once again nearing 4.50 percent. The average contract mortgage interest rate is at 4.52 percent, a decrease from 4.71 percent. Average points decreased to .93 from 1.20.

The average contract rate for a one-year adjustable mortgage rate had a slight decrease to 6.66 percent, down from 6.71 percent. Average discounts points also had a slight decrease to 0.07 from 0.08.

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Author: Brian McKay
August 19th, 2009

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