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  • Most Mortgage Rates Dip to Spring Levels under Federal Conservatorship

    In its first week at least, the conservatorship of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae accomplished one part of the hoped-for effect; longer term mortgage rates plunged to levels not seen for months. Freddie's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ended September 11 (which includes the four business...
    Posted to MND NewsWire (Weblog) by Jann Swanson on Fri, Sep 12 2008
  • Mortgage Rates Mixed in Freddie Mac, MBA Weekly Surveys

    Mortgage rates continued to move upwards during the week ended February 28 according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey report released by Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) climbed 20 basis points from the average 6.04 rate a week earlier although fees and points declined from 0.6...
    Posted to MND NewsWire (Weblog) by Glenn Setzer on Wed, Mar 5 2008
  • Mortgage Rates at 2.5 Year Low

    Mortgage rates continued to fall during the week ended January 17 according to the results of the Primary Mortgage Market Survey released by Freddie Mac and, in the case of 30 and 15-year fixed rate mortgages (FRMs) reached the lowest level since July 2005. The 30-year FRM averaged 5.69 percent, down...
    Posted to MND NewsWire (Weblog) by Glenn Setzer on Thu, Jan 24 2008
  • Mortgage Rates Not Far From Where They Started 2007

    Mortgage interest rates as reported by Freddie Mac were only slightly changed if changed at all during the week ended December 27 - the last full survey week of the year. The Primary Mortgage Market Survey reported an average for the 30-year fixed rate mortgage (FRM) of 6.17 percent with an average 0...
    Posted to MND NewsWire (Weblog) by Glenn Setzer on Thu, Jan 3 2008
  • Two Surveys Show Big Rate Moves In Opposite Directions

    The two mortgage interest rate surveys upon which we report each week showed big changes for long term rates during the week ended December 6 and 7, but the difference in the outcomes was striking. Two of the products tracked by Freddie Mac dropped to new two year lows while the Mortgage Bankers Association...
    Posted to MND NewsWire (Weblog) by Glenn Setzer on Thu, Dec 13 2007
  • Mortgage Rates Continue To Inch Down With One Glaring Exception

    Mortgage rates continued to decline by baby steps as reported by Freddie Mac in its Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.20 percent with 0.5 point during the week ended November 21. The previous week it averaged 6.24 percent with 0.4 point. One year ago the...
    Posted to MND NewsWire (Weblog) by Glenn Setzer on Wed, Nov 28 2007
  • Mortgage Rates Back To May 2007 Levels

    Mortgage rates fell last week to their lowest point in nearly six months according to the results of Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the week ended November 1. The average rate for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) dropped to 6.26 percent with an average 0.4 point from the average...
    Posted to MND NewsWire (Weblog) by Glenn Setzer on Wed, Nov 7 2007
  • Growth Worries Push Mortgage Rates Down

    Mortgage rates showed substantial declines for the previous week according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. Similar drops were recorded by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) in its Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ended October 26. Freddie Mac reported that the 30-year fixed...
    Posted to MND NewsWire (Weblog) by Glenn Setzer on Thu, Nov 1 2007
  • Mortgage Rates Generally Ease as Housing Stats Worsen

    Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for the previous week showed both long and short term mortgage rates easing off slightly after three straight weeks of rising numbers. The rates reported from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the same week, however...
    Posted to MND NewsWire (Weblog) by Glenn Setzer on Wed, Oct 10 2007
  • Mortgage Rates Move In Different Directions

    Long term mortgage rates during the previous week did not respond at all to the drop in the Federal Funds Rate announced by the Federal Reserve a little over a week earlier according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS). Shorter term rates did decline several basis points. The 30-year...
    Posted to MND NewsWire (Weblog) by Glenn Setzer on Wed, Oct 3 2007
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