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Today's Mortgage Rates (FreeRateUpdate.com) -- 30 Yr Fixed 4.750........15 Yr Fixed 4.250.........5/1 ARM 3.625...........FHA 30 Year Fixed 4.750...........Jumbo 30 Year Fixed 5.625....... - Mortgage rates are stable.

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Current Mortgage Rates Not Moving: Current 30 Year Mortgage Rates – FHA/Jumbo Update

Ed Ferrara | March 10, 2010 | 0 Comments

Mar. 10, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Current mortgage rates are not moving. 30 year fixed rates remain at 4.75, where they’ve been available to well-qualified consumers paying a standard .07 to 1 point origination all week. The current 15 year fixed rate remains 4.25, and the 5/1 ARM 3.625. Looking for the lowest current mortgage rates? Seach local mortgage rates here. FHA mortgage rates continue to be nearly identical to conforming, a.k.a. standard, mortgage rates. The exception would… Read more

Current Conforming (FRE/FNM), FHA, and Jumbo Mortgage Rates Flat

Ed Ferrara | March 8, 2010 | 0 Comments

Mar. 08, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Current conforming, FHA, and jumbo mortgage rates are flat. Conforming (Freddie MAC FRE / Fannie Mae FNM insured) 30 year fixed mortgage rates remain at 4.75%. This rate is available to well-qualified consumers willing to pay a standard .07 to 1 point in origination as verified by FreeRateUpdate.com research of wholesale lenders’ rate sheets. The current conforming 15 year fixed rate remains 4.25%. The current conforming 5/1 ARM rate remains… Read more

Current Mortgage Rates Unstable – Current 30 Year Mortgage Rates to Enter Week on Edge

Ed Ferrara | March 7, 2010 | 0 Comments

Mar. 07, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Current conforming (standard Freddie Mac FRE and Fannie Mae FNM insured mortgages) and FHA 30 year fixed mortgage rates enter the week at 4.75%. FreeRateUpdate.com research of over 2 dozen wholesale lenders’ rate sheets verified this rate is available for well-qualified consumers with a standard .07 to 1 point origination. Other mortgage rates include the 15 year fixed rate, at 4.25%, and the 5/1 ARM at 3.625%. The current jumbo 30 year fixed rate… Read more

Current 30 Yr Fixed Rates: Current Mortgage Rates at Risk to Rise

Ed Ferrara | March 5, 2010 | 0 Comments

Mar. 5, 2010 — (FreeRateUpdate.com) – The current 30 year fixed rate is 4.75, where it’s been all week. This rate is available to well-qualified consumers today with a standard origination of .07 to 1 point as verified by FreeRateUpdate.com research of wholesale lenders’ rate sheets. Looking for the lowest current mortgage rates? Search local mortgage rates here. Current FHA mortgage rates remain nearly the same as interest rates for conforming a.k.a. standard 30 year fixed mortgages…. Read more

Current Mortgage Rates at 4.75- Current Fixed Jumbo 30 Yr at 5.625

Ed Ferrara | March 4, 2010 | 0 Comments

Mar. 4, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Current 30 year fixed mortgage rates are once again approaching 4.625. Today mortgage-backed securities prices, which move mortgage rates in the opposite direction, posted gains of +6/32 (FNMA 30-yr 4.5 at 101.14). As a result most lenders’ re-priced favorably making 4.75 on a 30 year fixed mortgage less expensive for consumers. Any substantial gain in MBS prices now could change mortgage rates for the better. The 30 year fixed rate hasn’t been at 4.625 since… Read more

Current Mortgage Rates: Current 30 Year Fixed, FHA, and Jumbo, Mortgage Rates

Ed Ferrara | March 3, 2010 | 0 Comments

Mar. 3, 2010 (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Current conforming and FHA 30 year fixed mortgage rates are unchanged, remaining at 4.75 where they’ve been all week. The Fed’s Beige Book revealed a ‘modest’ improvement in the economy in 9 of 12 regions. The data’s effect on mortgage rates was limited. Mortgage-backed securities prices, which drive mortgage rates in the opposite direction, are up +5/32 (FNMA 30-yr 4.5 at 101.08). As a result of the gain in MBS prices it’s possible lenders’ will re-price… Read more

Current Mortgage Rates Steady – Conforming, FHA, Jumbo Current Mortgage Rates

Ed Ferrara | March 2, 2010 | 0 Comments

Mar. 1, 2010 — (FreeRateUpdate.com) – Current mortgage rates are steady. Prices of mortgage-backed securities, which drive mortgage rates in the opposite direction, haven’t moved much at all in the first 2 days of March. The current conforming 30 year fixed remains 4.75, unchanged this week. The current conforming 15 year fixed rate remains 4.25, unchanged in the past few months. The current 5/1 conforming ARM rate is 3.625, also unchanged. Looking for the lowest current mortgage rates?… Read more

Current Mortgage Rates Firm: Current Mortgage Interest Rates for Freddie (FRE), FHA, Jumbo Fixed.

Ed Ferrara | March 1, 2010 | 0 Comments

Mar. 1, 2010 — ( FreeRateUpdate.com ) – Current mortgage rates are firm with little to no risk of rising. Current 30 year fixed interest rates for conforming Freddie MAC (FRE) and Fannie Mae (FNM) 30 year fixed mortgages, more simply known as a standard 30 year fixed, are at 4.75. The conforming 15 year interest rate is currently 4.25, where it’s been all year. The current conforming 5/1 ARM interest rate is 3.625, down from early last week when it was 3.75. The FHA 30 year fixed rate is… Read more

Current Mortgage Rates Stabilize – Current 30 Yr Fixed Mortgage Rates Solid at 4.75

Ed Ferrara | February 25, 2010 | 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES, CA — Feb. 25, 2010 ( http://www.freerateupdate.com/ ) – Current mortgage rates have stabilized at 4.75% following a gain in mortgage-backed securities prices. MBS prices, which drive mortgage rates in the opposite direction, are up +8/32 on falling stocks. It’s typical when stocks tank, that investors flee to bonds helping MBS prices and mortgage rates. The benchmark 10 year treasury yield, used to forecast mortgage rates, is down -0.05 and at 3.64 as of 10:13 AM PST. Looking… Read more

Current Mortgage Rates Waffle – Current Mortgage Rates Hold After Fed Testimony (VIDEO)

Ed Ferrara | February 24, 2010 | 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES, CA — Feb. 24, 2010 ( http://www.freerateupdate.com/ ) – Current mortgage rates remain the same as yesterday following Fed Chief Ben Bernanke’s testimony. In his first report to congress this year on the U.S. economy and monetary policy the Fed says they’ll keep rates exceptionally low for an extended period, keeping details very broad, but mentioning low rates are necessary. The Fed speak came across the same as it always does, the climb out of the great recession will be a slow… Read more