Friday, August 28, 2009

Mortgage Rates Today: 30 Year Fixed Mortgage Rates as Low as 5%. FHA Loan Rates Mirror Conforming.


The benchmark 10 year treasury bond yield, the leading indicator for current mortgage rates, opened the day up slightly. As a result mortgage lenders adjusted current 30 year fixed mortgage rates upward to 5 percent from 4.875%.

Throughout the course of the day the yield descended closing at virtually the same point as yesterday. Most likely west coast lenders will either adjust rates back down to 4.875% this afternoon or Monday morning.

Pricing on FHA loans is a tad better than conforming mortgages. An FHA 30 year fixed mortgage can be obtained as low as 5 percent currently with slightly less origination charged.

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