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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Feb. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage rates continue to remain unpredictable and have seen adjustments in both directions. FreeRateUpdate.com's daily survey of wholesale and direct lenders' rate sheets has shown conforming 30 year fixed mortgage rates ranging from 4.625% to 4.750% this week for borrowers with good credit who pay 0.7 to 1% origination fee. Conforming 15 year fixed mortgage rates have gone from 3.875% to 4.000%.
FHA mortgage rates have remained more consistent. Still below 5%, the most popular FHA 30 year fixed mortgage rates are at 4.500% and FHA 15 year fixed mortgage rates are at 4.000%. FHA mortgage loans continue to be popular with borrowers due to the low down payment requirements and easier credit qualifying.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Average mortgage rates rose slightly this week, according to the LendingTree Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse, a snapshot of the lowest and average mortgage rates available within the LendingTree network of lenders.
On September 21, lenders on the LendingTree network offered mortgage rates as low as 3.875 percent (4.06% APR) for a 30-year fixed mortgage, 3.375 percent (3.61% APR) for a 15-year fixed mortgage and 3.75 percent (3.42% APR) for a 5/1 adjustable rate mortgage (ARM). Lowest rates remained flat for 30 and 15 year home loans, while 5/1 ARMs dropped one-eighth of a point.
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NEW YORK - Fixed mortgage rates tumbled this week and the 15- year loan dipped below 4 percent for the first time in three months. Rates followed the yield on U.S. Treasury bonds, which fell on worries that the crisis in Japan could slow economic growth.
Freddie Mac said Tuesday the average rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage, a popular refinance option, dropped to 3.97 percent from 4.15 percent. The last time the rate was below 4 percent was in mid- December. It reached 3.57 percent in November, the lowest level on records dating back to 1991.
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Mortgage applications to purchase a home fell last week to a 15- year low, despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades.
Many potential buyers are holding off because they are worried about job security and fear the economy could slip back into another recession. The Mortgage Bankers Association said on Wednesday that an index measuring mortgage applications, which are adjusted for seasonal factors, fell 2.4 percent last week from the previous week. Home mortgage applications plunged 5.7 percent to its lowest level since December 1996.
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Mortgage rates dip below 4 percent
The average U.S. rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell back below 4 percent this week, staying near historic lows. Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage loan fell to 3.99 percent from 4.08 percent last week. The average rate on the 15- year fixed mortgage also fell, to 3.23 percent.
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NEW YORK, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Data through February 2011, released today by Standard & Poor's and Experian for the S&P/ Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed a decline in monthly default rates across all credit lines. Second Mortgages and bank card indices declined to 1.46% and 5.67% respectively. Auto Loan experienced a small decrease to 1.58%. First mortgage defaults fell to 2.45% with a monthly decline of over 14%.
Default rates continue to fall across all major categories and year over year across the five high-lighted cities. The overall trend has lasted a number of months now, reflecting improved consumer health and the appearance of continued economic recovery," says Craig Feldman, Director at ...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Average mortgage rates dropped this week, according to the LendingTree Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse, a snapshot of the lowest and average mortgage rates available within the LendingTree network of lenders.
On September 28, average home loan rates offered by lenders on the LendingTree network fell week-over-week to 4.39 percent (4.6% APR) for 30-year fixed mortgages, 3.86 percent (4.17% APR) for 15- year fixed mortgages and 3.39 percent (3.66% APR) for 5/1 ARMs.
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Forced to fly from Denver
A recent article in The Gazette cited the decreasing traffic at the Colorado Springs airport. Yes, many of us are driving to Denver for our travel. I fly for both business and leisure trips and would always prefer to fly from Colorado Springs, but due to pricing, I've been forced to fly from Denver almost all the time this year. Today, I'm working on reservations to go to Chicago at the end of October. I can fly direct to Chicago on United from Colorado Springs for $814 or I can drive to Denver and fly on United for $382.
... corporations, low Treasury interest rates (2.0 percent on 10 year treasuries), low mortgage rates (15 year 3.6 percent ), prime rate 3.25 percent, etc. ...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Average mortgage rates climbed for the third consecutive week, according to the LendingTree Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse, a snapshot of the lowest and average mortgage rates available within the LendingTree network of lenders.
On November 2, average home loan rates offered by LendingTree network lenders increased week-over-week to 4.37% percent (4.60% APR) for 30-year fixed mortgages, 3.76 percent (4.11% APR) for 15- year fixed mortgages and 3.28 percent (3.59% APR) for 5/1 ARMs.