Mortgage Rates Move Higher Today: Current 30 Year Rates at 3.75%

Higher mortgage rates today didn't slow down demand for mortgage loans as the Mortgage Bankers Association reported slight increase for refinance loans this week. The MBA's Refinance Index was up 0.8 percent from the prior week to the highest point since April 2009.  Applications for mortgage refinancing now make up 81 percent of all mortgage applications.

Record low refinance rates has fueled refinance demand for the past couple of years. Homeowners who have enough equity in their homes have refinanced to take advantage of record low refinance rates on both conforming mortgages and jumbo mortgages.

In the MBA's Weekly Application Survey current mortgage rates on 30 year conforming loans were up slightly to 3.75 percent with 0.51 points. Average 30 year mortgage rates are up from the prior week's average of 3.74 percent with 0.43 points.

Loan Term
Lender
APR / Rate
Fees / Points
Payment
Loan Pronto
NMLS #1661781
5.760%
15-Year Fixed
5.625%
$3,673
Includes 0.625 points for $2,500
Lender Fees: $1,173
$3,295 /mo
Bison State Bank
NMLS #757416
5.868%
15-Year Fixed
5.750%
$3,060
Includes 0.765 points for $3,060
Lender Fees: $0
$3,322 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
5.886%
15-Year Fixed
5.750%
$3,512
Includes 0.703 points for $2,812
Lender Fees: $700
$3,322 /mo
Allied Mortgage Group, Inc.
NMLS #1067
5.891%
15-Year Fixed
5.750%
$3,652
Includes 0.913 points for $3,652
Lender Fees: $0
$3,322 /mo
Rocket Mortgage
NMLS #3030
6.532%
15-Year Fixed
6.375%
$4,000
Includes 1.000 points for $4,000
Lender Fees: $0
$3,458 /mo
Loan Pronto
NMLS #1661781
6.620%
30-Year Fixed
6.500%
$5,173
Includes 1.000 points for $4,000
Lender Fees: $1,173
$2,529 /mo
Mutual of Omaha Mortgage, Inc.
NMLS #1025894
6.735%
30-Year Fixed
6.625%
$4,564
Includes 0.966 points for $3,864
Lender Fees: $700
$2,562 /mo
Bison State Bank
NMLS #757416
6.822%
30-Year Fixed
6.750%
$2,968
Includes 0.742 points for $2,968
Lender Fees: $0
$2,595 /mo
Allied Mortgage Group, Inc.
NMLS #1067
6.838%
30-Year Fixed
6.750%
$3,620
Includes 0.905 points for $3,620
Lender Fees: $0
$2,595 /mo
Loan Pronto
NMLS #1661781
7.244%
5-Year ARM
7.125%
$4,977
Includes 0.951 points for $3,804
Lender Fees: $1,173
$2,695 /mo
Rocket Mortgage
NMLS #3030
7.338%
30-Year Fixed
7.250%
$3,500
Includes 0.875 points for $3,500
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.

Today's mortgage rates on 15 year conventional home loans averaged 3.09 percent with 0.49 percent. Average 15 year mortgage refinance rates are up from the previous week's average of 3.07 percent with 0.45 points.

Freddie Mac just released a report showing 81 percent of refinancing homeowners maintain or reduce their mortgage debt when refinancing. This is a big change during the housing boom when homeowners refinancing took cash out.

Mortgage rates today on 30 year FHA mortgage loans remained unchanged in this week's mortgage survey. Current mortgage rates on FHA loans averaged 3.52 percent with 0.55 points. 30 year FHA mortgage rates remained at a record low set last week.

Jumbo mortgage rates on 30 year jumbo loans averaged 4.01 percent with 0.32 points, up from last week's record low 30 year jumbo mortgage rate of 3.99 percent with 0.28 points.

Average adjustable mortgage rates currently on 5 year conforming loans are at 2.73 percent with 0.41 points, up from last week's average 5 year adjustable mortgage rate of 2.73 percent with 0.35 points.

 
Author: Brian McKay
August 2nd, 2012

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