Mortgage Rates: Home Mortgage Rates

mortgage-rates-home-mortgage-ratesThe average contract rate for a 30-year mortgage was unchanged this week at 5.34 percent with 1.15 points according to this week's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey released by the Mortgage Bankers Association. The average contact rate for a 15-year mortgage increased slightly to 4.83 percent this week, up from the prior week's average mortgage contract rate of 4.81 percent. The average contract rate on a one-year adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) also increased, the rate this week is 6.58 percent, up from the previous week's average rate of 6.52 percent.

Even with the increase in home mortgage rates the MBA's mortgage loan application survey increased 10.9 percent on seasonally adjusted basis from a week earlier. The Purchase Index increased 6.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis and the mortgage refinance index increased 15.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Home Mortgage Rates

Loan Term
Lender
APR / Rate
Fees / Points
Payment
HomePlus Mortgage
NMLS #78669
5.385%
15-Year Fixed
5.125%
$7,042
Includes 0.656 points for $2,624
Lender Fees: $4,418
$3,190 /mo
Allied Mortgage Group, Inc.
NMLS #1067
5.514%
15-Year Fixed
5.375%
$3,624
Includes 0.906 points for $3,624
Lender Fees: $0
$3,242 /mo
PenFed Credit Union
NMLS #401822
5.516%
15-Year Fixed
5.250%
$7,000
Includes 0.750 points for $3,000
Lender Fees: $4,000
$3,216 /mo
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
5.526%
15-Year Fixed
5.375%
$3,956
Includes 0.989 points for $3,956
Lender Fees: $0
$3,242 /mo
Pure Rate Mortgage
NMLS #2578474
5.551%
15-Year Fixed
5.375%
$4,606
Includes 0.889 points for $3,556
Lender Fees: $1,050
$3,242 /mo
GenNext.Mortgage
NMLS #2326098
License: 60DBO-181478
5.556%
15-Year Fixed
5.375%
$4,909
Includes 0.739 points for $2,956
Lender Fees: $1,953
$3,242 /mo
Bison State Bank
NMLS #757416
5.592%
15-Year Fixed
5.490%
$2,652
Includes 0.663 points for $2,652
Lender Fees: $0
$3,267 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.627%
15-Year Fixed
5.490%
$3,572
Includes 0.718 points for $2,872
Lender Fees: $700
$3,267 /mo
HomePlus Mortgage
NMLS #78669
5.796%
5-Year ARM
5.625%
$7,746
Includes 0.832 points for $3,328
Lender Fees: $4,418
$2,303 /mo
HomePlus Mortgage
NMLS #78669
6.295%
30-Year Fixed
6.125%
$7,454
Includes 0.759 points for $3,036
Lender Fees: $4,418
$2,431 /mo
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
6.344%
30-Year Fixed
6.250%
$4,000
Includes 1.000 points for $4,000
Lender Fees: $0
$2,463 /mo
Pure Rate Mortgage
NMLS #2578474
6.360%
30-Year Fixed
6.250%
$4,650
Includes 0.900 points for $3,600
Lender Fees: $1,050
$2,463 /mo
Bison State Bank
NMLS #757416
6.437%
30-Year Fixed
6.375%
$2,596
Includes 0.649 points for $2,596
Lender Fees: $0
$2,496 /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
GenNext.Mortgage
NMLS #2326098
License: 60DBO-181478
6.501%
5-Year ARM
6.375%
$5,501
Includes 0.887 points for $3,548
Lender Fees: $1,953
$2,496 /mo
GenNext.Mortgage
NMLS #2326098
License: 60DBO-181478
6.511%
30-Year Fixed
6.375%
$5,897
Includes 0.986 points for $3,944
Lender Fees: $1,953
$2,496 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
6.569%
30-Year Fixed
6.490%
$3,296
Includes 0.649 points for $2,596
Lender Fees: $700
$2,526 /mo
District Lending
NMLS #1835285
6.587%
5-Year ARM
6.500%
$3,624
Includes 0.906 points for $3,624
Lender Fees: $0
$2,529 /mo
HSBC Bank USA, N.A.
NMLS #399799
6.595%
30-Year Fixed
6.500%
$4,108
Includes 0.695 points for $2,780
Lender Fees: $1,328
$2,529 /mo
PenFed Credit Union
NMLS #401822
6.620%
30-Year Fixed
6.500%
$4,995
Includes 0.750 points for $3,000
Lender Fees: $1,995
$2,529 /mo
Rocket Mortgage
NMLS #3030
6.764%
15-Year Fixed
6.625%
$3,500
Includes 0.875 points for $3,500
Lender Fees: $0
$3,512 /mo
Rocket Mortgage
NMLS #3030
7.350%
30-Year Fixed
7.250%
$4,000
Includes 1.000 points for $4,000
Lender Fees: $0
$2,729 /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 increase in home purchase and refinancing is probably because mortgage rates have come down from the recent highs set last month. The week of May 18, 2009, MonitorBankRates.com reported conforming 30-year fixed rate mortgages at 4.85 percent, on June 14, 2009, MBR reported fixed rate conforming 30-year mortgages at 5.70 percent, almost a full percentage point higher in a month's time. 30-year fixed rate conforming mortgages are now around 5.4o percent.

Jumbo Mortgage Rates

30-year jumbo mortgage rates increased a lot less during the same time frame because jumbo mortgage rates haven't come down as much as conforming mortgage rates the past year. On May 18, 2009, the average rate on 30-year jumbo mortgage was at 6.12 percent, on June 14, the average rate was 6.51, today's jumbo mortgage rates are at 6.28 percent.

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Author: Brian McKay
July 9th, 2009

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