September 1, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Current mortgage rates are wobbly and dropped an 1/8 today. 30-year fixed mortgage rates are back to 4%, a record low, for borrowers paying a standard .07 to…
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Mortgage Rates 8/31: Current Mortgage Interest Rates Firm Up
August 31, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Mortgage interest rates firmed up today thanks to gains in mortgage-backed securities prices. MBS prices, which drive mortgage rates in the opposite direction…
Mortgage Rates 8/28: Current Mortgage Interest Rates Up Slightly Friday
August 28, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Current 30-year fixed mortgage interest rates were up slightly Friday, off record lows, and at 4.125% for well-qualified borrowers who pay 1 point origination….
Mortgage Rates 8/26: Current Mortgage Rates at Standstill
August 26, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Current mortgage rates are at a standstill thanks to wavering mortgage-backed securities prices. MBS prices drive mortgage rates in the opposite direction and…
Mortgage Rates 8/24: Current Mortgage Interest Rates Keep Improving
August 24, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Conventional fixed mortgage rates stabilized further today as mortgage-backed securities prices, which drive mortgage interest rates in the opposite direction,…
Mortgage Rates 8/19: Current Mortgage Interest Rates Helped by Falling Stocks
August 19th 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Weaker than expected jobs data helped to push investors away from stocks and toward bonds causing a 140 plus point drop in the Dow, helping mortgage-backed…
Mortgage Rates 8/18: Mortgage Rates Flat Today
August 18, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Mortgage-backed securities prices, which move mortgage interest rates in the opposite direction, were down just a tad today -4/32, not enough to move fixed…
Mortgage Rates 8/17: Today’s Mortgage Rates Could Elevate
August 17, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Today’s mortgage rates could elevate. 30-year fixed mortgage rates could rise from a current record low-level of 4%, but only if mortgage-backed securities…
Mortgage Rates 8/16: Current Mortgage Rates Set New Low
August 16, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Current mortgage rates are at yet another new record low. Current 30-year fixed mortgage interest rates are at 4% for qualified consumers paying a point…
Mortgage Rates 8/9: Record Low Mortgage Rates Still Available
August 9, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Mortgage rates are still at record lows. Mortgage-backed securities prices, which drive mortgage rates in the opposite direction, continue to waiver, rising…