Mortgage Rates Flat in Freddie Mac’s Latest Survey

McLEAN, VA - Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.88 percent with an average 0.4 point for the week ending April 17, ... More... (Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , April 22nd, 2008

Mortgage rates unchanged or dipping slightly

Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages were unchanged this week, but other rates showed declines, Freddie Mac reported in its weekly nationwide survey. The 30-year rates held at 5.88 percent, where they have been for the ... More... (Mortgage Interest Rates)
Add a Comment , April 18th, 2008

Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate average rises slightly

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Freddie Mac (FRE:27.21, -0.62, -2.2%) said Thursday the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average rose slightly to 5.88% with an average 0.5 point for the week ending April 3. Last week the average ... More... (Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , April 3rd, 2008

US mortgage rate freeze not good idea -OFHEO chief

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There are signs of improvement in U.S. housing markets but the idea of freezing mortgage rates would be a mistake, the director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight said on ... More... (Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , March 28th, 2008

U.S. mortgage rates mixed 30-year fixed-rate falls slightly while other mortgage rates rise: Freddie Mac

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The average interest rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages dropped slightly this week, while rates on other mortgages rose, Freddie Mac reported on Thursday. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.85% for the week ending ... More... (Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , March 27th, 2008

Banks Fail to Lower Mortgage Rates as Bernanke Cuts (Update1)

March 27 (Bloomberg) -- Marjorie Killian is eager to buy a home in San Diego and is pre-approved for a mortgage. She won't make an offer on a property until she can get a fixed ... More... (Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , March 27th, 2008

Fed May Buy Mortgages Next, Treasury Investors Bet (Update2)

March 24 (Bloomberg) -- Forget lower interest rates. For the Federal Reserve to keep the financial markets from imploding it needs to buy troubled mortgage bonds from banks and securities firms, say the world's biggest ... More... (Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , , March 24th, 2008

Fed is enabling credit addicts

Abuse of easy credit seems more rampant than drug abuse. If the DEA ran its drug programs the same way the Federal Reserve and the Treasury Department run our economy, they would be handing out free ... More... (Mortgage Lender & Broker News, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , , March 24th, 2008

Fed cuts won’t affect 30-year loans

The Federal Reserve's decision to slash short-term interest rates might spare midstaters from a recession, but it won't save them money on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages. Here's why: mortgage rates are not tied to short-term interest rates. ... More... (Mortgage Interest Rates, Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , , March 21st, 2008

FOCUS Federal Reserve cuts to interest rates benefit banks, not consumers

WASHINGTON, Mar. 19, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- The Federal Reserve's rate cutting campaign is benefiting banks and financial institutions, but the interest rate declines have yet to pass through to the average ... More... (Mortgage News)
Add a Comment , , March 21st, 2008