Mortgage Rates Hold Steady This Week

Mortgage Rates Hold Steady This WeekMortgage 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 Term
Lender
APR / Rate
Fees / Points
Payment
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
5.296%
15-Year Fixed
5.125%
$4,500
Includes 0.625 points for $2,500
Lender Fees: $2,000
$3,190 /mo
Pure Rate Mortgage
NMLS #2578474
5.370%
15-Year Fixed
5.250%
$3,150
Includes 0.525 points for $2,100
Lender Fees: $1,050
$3,216 /mo
Allied Mortgage Group, Inc.
NMLS #1067
5.486%
15-Year Fixed
5.375%
$2,888
Includes 0.722 points for $2,888
Lender Fees: $0
$3,242 /mo
Bison State Bank
NMLS #757416
5.513%
15-Year Fixed
5.375%
$3,616
Includes 0.904 points for $3,616
Lender Fees: $0
$3,242 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.525%
15-Year Fixed
5.375%
$3,932
Includes 0.808 points for $3,232
Lender Fees: $700
$3,242 /mo
New American Funding, LLC.
NMLS #6606
5.763%
15-Year Fixed
5.625%
$3,592
Includes 0.898 points for $3,592
Lender Fees: $0
$3,295 /mo
PenFed Credit Union
NMLS #401822
6.175%
15-Year Fixed
6.000%
$4,495
Includes 0.625 points for $2,500
Lender Fees: $1,995
$3,376 /mo
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
6.259%
5-Year ARM
6.125%
$5,724
Includes 0.931 points for $3,724
Lender Fees: $2,000
$2,431 /mo
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
6.266%
30-Year Fixed
6.125%
$6,000
Includes 1.000 points for $4,000
Lender Fees: $2,000
$2,431 /mo
Pure Rate Mortgage
NMLS #2578474
6.336%
30-Year Fixed
6.250%
$3,650
Includes 0.650 points for $2,600
Lender Fees: $1,050
$2,463 /mo
Allied Mortgage Group, Inc.
NMLS #1067
6.451%
30-Year Fixed
6.375%
$3,208
Includes 0.802 points for $3,208
Lender Fees: $0
$2,496 /mo
Bison State Bank
NMLS #757416
6.558%
30-Year Fixed
6.490%
$2,836
Includes 0.709 points for $2,836
Lender Fees: $0
$2,526 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
6.577%
30-Year Fixed
6.490%
$3,604
Includes 0.726 points for $2,904
Lender Fees: $700
$2,526 /mo
PenFed Credit Union
NMLS #401822
6.632%
30-Year Fixed
6.500%
$5,495
Includes 0.875 points for $3,500
Lender Fees: $1,995
$2,529 /mo
New American Funding, LLC.
NMLS #6606
6.717%
30-Year Fixed
6.625%
$3,828
Includes 0.957 points for $3,828
Lender Fees: $0
$2,562 /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.

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.

 
Author: Brian McKay
October 7th, 2019

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