Mortgage Rates: Current Mortgage Rates Start the New Year Higher

Loan Term
Lender
APR / Rate
Fees / Points
Payment
District Lending
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
Tomo Mortgage, LLC.
NMLS #2059741
5.606%
15-Year Fixed
5.490%
$3,032
Includes 0.758 points for $3,032
Lender Fees: $0
$3,267 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.650%
15-Year Fixed
5.490%
$4,172
Includes 0.868 points for $3,472
Lender Fees: $700
$3,267 /mo
New American Funding, LLC.
NMLS #6606
5.773%
15-Year Fixed
5.625%
$3,848
Includes 0.962 points for $3,848
Lender Fees: $0
$3,295 /mo
District Lending
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
District Lending
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
Tomo Mortgage, LLC.
NMLS #2059741
6.569%
30-Year Fixed
6.490%
$3,292
Includes 0.823 points for $3,292
Lender Fees: $0
$2,526 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
6.600%
30-Year Fixed
6.490%
$4,592
Includes 0.973 points for $3,892
Lender Fees: $700
$2,526 /mo
New American Funding, LLC.
NMLS #6606
6.714%
30-Year Fixed
6.625%
$3,684
Includes 0.921 points for $3,684
Lender Fees: $0
$2,562 /mo
PenFed Credit Union
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
PenFed Credit Union
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
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.

Mortgage Rates Current Mortgage Rates Start the New year HigherMortgage rates are up for the first week of 2010, continuing the uptrend of the past four weeks. Current mortgage rates are expected to trend higher as the Fed winds down their purchases of mortgage-backed securities by the end of March 2010.

30-year mortgage rates are up to 5.16 percent this week, the fourth week in a row of increases. On December 1, 2009 30-year mortgage rates touched a low of 4.84 percent. Bucking the trend of higher mortgage rates was 30-year jumbo mortgage rates, the average jumbo rate was down to 5.81 percent this week.

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Mortgage Rates

30-year conforming mortgage rates are up to 5.16 percent this week, up from last week's average home mortgage rate of 5.13 percent.

15-year mortgage interest rates are at 4.58 percent this week, up from last week’s average home loan rate of  4.53 percent.

Jumbo Fixed Mortgage Rates

30-year jumbo mortgage rates are averaging 5.81% this week, down from the previous week’s loan home rate of 5.92%.

15 year jumbo mortgage loans are averaging 5.34% this week, unchanged from the prior week's average mortgage home loan rate.

Adjustable Mortgage Rates - Conventional

1-year adjustable home mortgage loan rates are averaging at 4.61% this week, up from the prior week when one year home loans were averaging 4.52%.

3-year adjustable mortgage interest rates are averaging 4.58%, up from last week’s average loan rate of 4.56%.

5-year adjustable mortgage rates are averaging 4.36 percent this week, up from the previous week’s average mortgage rate of 4.28%.

7-year adjustable loan rates are averaging 4.85%, up from last week’s average loan rate of 4.77%.

The average 10-year mortgage is at 5.28%, up from the previous week’s average bank mortgage rate of 5.14%.

Adjustable Mortgage Rates - Jumbo ARMs

1-year jumbo adjustable mortgage rates are averaging 5.47% this week, up slightly from the prior week’s average mortgage finance interest rate of 5.47%.

Current 3-year jumbo ARMs are averaging 5.60% this week, down from last week’s adjustable rate of 5.62%.

Today's 5-year jumbo ARM is averaging 5.04% this week, down from the prior week’s average rate on a five year jumbo mortgage 0f 5.19%.

7-year jumbo ARMs are averaging 5.67% this week, up from last week’s average mortgage rate of 5.60%.

The average 10-year jumbo is at 6.01 percent, down from the prior week’s average 10-year mortgage rate of 6.15 percent.

Interest Only Mortgage Rates (IO Loans) - Conventional

3-year interest only mortgage rates are averaging 4.72 percent this week, up from last week’s average interest rate of 4.69%.

5-year interest only loans are averaging 4.49 percent this week, up from last week when five year interest only mortgages averaged 4.40%.

7-year IO loan rates are averaging 5.07 percent this week, up from last week’s average interest rate of 5.00%.

Jumbo Interest Only Mortgage Interest Rates

3-year jumbo interest only mortgages are averaging 5.82% this week, unchanged from last week’s jumbo interest mortgage rate.

5-year jumbo IO loan rates are averaging 5.38%, down from the prior week’s average IO mortgage rate of 5.63%.

The average jumbo 7-year IO loan mortgage rate is at 6.10%, up from last week’s average jumbo rate of 5.96%.

Home Equity Loans

The average home equity loan rate was up considerably this week over last week. 10 year home equity loan rates decreased to 7.419% this week, up from last week’s average equity home loan rate of 7.331%. 15 year home equity rates decreased to 7.522%, down slightly from the prior week’s average equity loan rate of 7.410%.

Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)

Average home equity line of credit rates were down slightly this week over last. The average HELOC rate is at 4.904% this week, down from last week’s average HELOC rate of 4.912%.

Looking for the best mortgage rates? Current mortgage rates including jumbo rates can be found in your state or zip code by using our bank mortgage rate tables. Best Mortgage Rates

 
Author: Brian McKay
January 6th, 2010

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