CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Rates on fixed-rate mortgages hit another low this week, after recent reports showed drops in existing- and new-home sales, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates released Thursday.
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.36% for the week ending Aug. 26, down from 4.42% last week and 5.14% a year ago. [...]

(Reuters) – Home loan rates set new lows in the latest week on more evidence of a soft U.S. economy and high unemployment, home funding company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
The average 30-year mortgage rate fell to 4.44 percent in the week ended August 12, the lowest since Freddie Mac records began in 1971. The [...]

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Mortgage rates took another drop this week, with fixed-rate mortgages again hitting record lows, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates, released Thursday.
Thirty-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.56% during the week ending July 22, down from 4.57% last week and 5.20% a year ago. Fifteen-year fixed-rate mortgages averaged 4.03%, down [...]

Reuters: Rates on the 30-year mortgage dropped to a record low in the past week, according to a survey released Thursday by Freddie Mac, as concerns mounted about the economic recovery.
Rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, the most widely used loan, averaged 4.57 percent for the week ended July 8, down from the previous week’s 4.58 percent [...]

(Reuters) – Mortgage rates dropped in the past week, with fixed-rate loans either reaching or nearing record lows, according to a survey released on Thursday by Freddie Mac (FRE.P) (FRE.N), the second-largest U.S. mortgage finance company.
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U.S. mortgage rates stayed at or near record lows in the past week, with the 30-year fixed rate 1/2 percentage point lower than a year ago, home funding company Freddie Mac said Thursday.    In the midst of volatile bond markets, home loan rates continued to keep affordability high.  Demand for loans to buy homes tumbled [...]

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Rates on fixed-rate mortgages were at their lowest levels in six weeks, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates, released on Thursday.  The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5% for the week ending May 6, down from 5.06% last week; the mortgage averaged 4.84% a year ago. And the 15-year [...]

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Freddie Mac on Wednesday requested another $10.6 billion handout from the federal government.  The housing finance company, which reported an $8 billion quarterly loss, was put into conservatorship by the government during the height of the financial panic in September 2008 along with its twin Fannie Mae
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CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Jumbo mortgage rates experienced a jumbo hike when the meltdown in the mortgage market caused funding for these bigger loans to dry up.
Slowly, rates have fallen, as banks have been more willing to fund the loans too large for purchase by Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae — up to $417,000 for single-family [...]

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — Rates on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.07% this week, unchanged from last week, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates. The mortgage averaged 4.80% a year ago.
“Mortgage rates on fixed-loans were relatively unchanged this week while ARM rates were mixed,” said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and [...]

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) — The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit its highest weekly level in eight months this week, averaging 5.21%, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates, released on Thursday.  The mortgage averaged 5.08% last week and 4.87% a year ago. It hasn’t been higher since the week ending Aug. 13, when it [...]

A record share of U.S. homeowners cut their loan principal when refinancing in the fourth quarter rather than tap their home’s equity for cash, home funding company Freddie Mac said Thursday.
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Longer U.S. mortgage rates fell in the latest week to their lowest levels since the end of May, following a drop in Treasury yields on concerns over the pace of economic recovery, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
The average 30-year fixed home loan rate fell to 5.12 percent from 5.29 percent in the prior week. The 30-year [...]