Fixed Mortgage Rates Still Lower Than Adjustable Rates

Add a Comment , , March 27th, 2008

NEW YORK, March 27, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — Fixed mortgage rates inched lower over the past week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate now 5.95 percent. According to Bankrate.com’s weekly national survey of large lenders, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.49 discount and origination points.

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The average 15-year fixed rate mortgage popular for refinancing was up slightly, to 5.53 percent. The average jumbo 30-year fixed rate declined modestly to 7.37 percent. Adjustable mortgage rates were very mixed, with the average 1-year ARM rising to 6.25 percent while the average 5/1 ARM plunged to 6.16 percent.
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