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Mortgage Rates: Freddie Mac’s Survey Mortgage Rates Down This Week

mortgage-rates-freddie-macs-survey-mortgage-rates-down-this-weekMortgage Rates: Earlier today Freddie Mac released it's Primary Mortgage Market Survey showing mortgage rates mostly falling again this past week. The average rate for 30-year conforming fixed rate mortgages was down to .482 percent with an average of 0.7 point. Rates were closer to 6 percent last year at the same time.

Average mortgage rates for 15-year conforming fixed rate mortgages were at 4.50 percent with an average of 0.7 point. Down from last week's average mortgage rate of 4.52 percent. Last year at this time 15-year mortgage rates averaged 5.55 percent.

Five-year adjustable rate mortgages averaged 4.79 percent this week, with an average 0.6 point, down from last week's average of 4.82 percent. This time last year average mortgage rates on five-year adjustable rate mortgages were 5.61 percent.

Loan Term
Lender
APR / Rate
Fees / Points
Payment
Home Simply
NMLS #2473786
5.019%
15-Year Fixed
4.875%
$3,811
Includes 0.679 points for $2,716
Lender Fees: $1,095
$3,138 /mo
Bison State Bank
NMLS #757416
5.118%
15-Year Fixed
4.990%
$3,372
Includes 0.843 points for $3,372
Lender Fees: $0
$3,162 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.184%
15-Year Fixed
4.990%
$5,136
Includes 0.784 points for $3,136
Lender Fees: $2,000
$3,162 /mo
Home Simply
NMLS #2473786
5.225%
5-Year ARM
5.125%
$4,519
Includes 0.856 points for $3,424
Lender Fees: $1,095
$2,178 /mo
Blue Sky Financial, LLC
NMLS #1954591
License: 60DBO-113383
5.427%
15-Year Fixed
5.250%
$4,707
Includes 0.900 points for $3,600
Lender Fees: $1,107
$3,216 /mo
Bison State Bank
NMLS #757416
5.828%
30-Year Fixed
5.750%
$3,408
Includes 0.852 points for $3,408
Lender Fees: $0
$2,335 /mo
Home Simply
NMLS #2473786
5.841%
30-Year Fixed
5.750%
$3,955
Includes 0.715 points for $2,860
Lender Fees: $1,095
$2,335 /mo
DECO Mortgage
NMLS #2561451
5.866%
30-Year Fixed
5.750%
$5,202
Includes 0.855 points for $3,420
Lender Fees: $1,782
$2,335 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.960%
30-Year Fixed
5.875%
$3,696
Includes 0.424 points for $1,696
Lender Fees: $2,000
$2,367 /mo
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
NMLS #399799
6.097%
30-Year Fixed
6.000%
$4,344
Includes 0.754 points for $3,016
Lender Fees: $1,328
$2,399 /mo
Blue Sky Financial, LLC
NMLS #1954591
License: 60DBO-113383
6.103%
5-Year ARM
5.990%
$4,915
Includes 0.952 points for $3,808
Lender Fees: $1,107
$2,396 /mo
Blue Sky Financial, LLC
NMLS #1954591
License: 60DBO-113383
6.105%
30-Year Fixed
5.990%
$5,007
Includes 0.975 points for $3,900
Lender Fees: $1,107
$2,396 /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.

One-year adjustable rate mortgages were the only average rates that increased this week from last. Average rates on one-year ARMs are 4.82 percent this week with an average 0.6 point, up from last week when it averaged 4.71 percent.

Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist Frank Nothaft had the following comments.

"Long-term fixed-rate mortgage rates have remained below 5.0 percent for the past 10 weeks as the U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve (Fed) act to keep interest rates low through security purchases. The Treasury purchased $136 billion in mortgage-backed securities through April and the Fed bought $740 billion through mid-May. In addition, the Fed purchased $115 billion in Treasury bonds since March of this year."

"Housing construction continued to decline, as total starts fell to the lowest level since the Census Bureau began its monthly series in January 1959. While single-family construction appears to be near or at a bottom, multi-unit construction continued to recede. Reflecting the apparent stabilization in single-family construction levels, home builder confidence rose in May to the highest level since September 2008 and represented the first back-to-back up tick since February 2008."

 
Author: Brian McKay
May 21st, 2009

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