Mortgage Rates Hold Steady This Week

Mortgage rates held steady this past week after hitting a new low for 2019 just a few weeks ago. Average 30-year mortgage rates today increased to 3.65 percent last week, up from the prior week's average rate of 3.64 percent. Back in early September, average 30-year mortgage rates fell to a fresh low of 3.49 percent.

30-year mortgage rates started 2019 a lot higher around 4.50 percent. Forecasts were for 30-year rates to hit 5.00 percent by the end of 2019, but those forecasts will be revised down because rates have fallen about 100 basis points the past two months.

15-year mortgage rates are currently averaging 3.14 percent, a decline from the prior week's average 15-year rate of 3.16 percent. 15-year rates have gone down since the start of 2019 but the declines haven't been as much as 30-year rates. Back in January 2019, average 15-year rates were at 3.99 percent, only 85 basis points higher than current 15-year rates.

Loan Type

Purchase Refinance with Cash out Refinance

State

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

FICO Score

Superior (780-850) Exceptional (760-779) Excellent (740-759) Very Good (720-739) Good (700-719) Above Average (680-699) Average (660-679) Fair (640-659) Need Improvement (620-639) Poor (350-620)

Loan Amount

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Points

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LTV

%

Loan Term

 15-Year Fixed  20-Year Fixed  30-Year Fixed  5-Year ARM  7-Year ARM  10-Year ARM

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Lender

APR / Rate

Fees / Points

Payment

NMLS #1025894

5.078%

15-Year Fixed

4.875%

$5,404

Includes 0.851 points for $3,404

Lender Fees: $2,000

$3,138 /mo

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NMLS #1025894

5.760%

30-Year Fixed

5.625%

$5,924

Includes 0.981 points for $3,924

Lender Fees: $2,000

$2,303 /mo

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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.

The decline in mortgage rates the past two months has caused demand for home loans to spike. The Mortgage Bankers Association's Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 8.1 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. The MBA's Refinance Index increased 14 percent from the prior week.

30-year jumbo mortgage rates had a big decline the past week, falling 10 basis points from 4.07 percent to 3.97 percent. Current mortgage rates on 15-year jumbo loans increased 1 basis point the past week from 3.81 percent to 3.82 percent.