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Most mortgages take small dip after four up weeks
Mortgage rates inched lower in the week ending Thursday, Freddie Mac said, the first decline in rates in five weeks.
 
US 30-, 15-year mortgage rates up slightly in week
Average interest rates on U.S. 30- and 15-year fixed rate mortgages continued their monthlong climb in the latest week, according to a survey released by mortgage finance company Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Thursday.
 
Rates up; 30-year mortgage at 6.28%
The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage edged higher in the week ending Thursday to a national average of 6.28%, the highest level this year, Freddie Mac said.
 
Mortgage rates edge higher
will once again raise rates next week," said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac's vice president and chief economist. "Keep in mind, however, that long-term rates are still below December
 
US 30-, 15-year mortgage rates down slightly in week
Average interest rates on U.S. 30- and 15-year fixed rate mortgages receded slightly in the latest week, according to a weekly survey issued by mortgage finance company Freddie Mac on Thursday.
 
US 30-year mortgage rates down slightly in week
Average interest rates on U.S. 30-year fixed rate mortgages dipped slightly this week, according to a weekly survey issued by mortgage finance company Freddie Mac on Thursday.
 
High rates let air out of housing market Adjustable mortgages undergo big swings
up from 4.17 percent last year, according to mortgage titan Freddie Mac. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, meanwhile, hit 6.37 percent last week, up from 5.74 percent last year.
 
US mortgage bond prepayments fell in October
Mortgage finance company Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) said interest rates on U.S. 30-year mortgages averaged 6.07 percent in October, up from 5.77 percent in September.
 
home-equity borrowing slowing
their credit lines has climbed 50 percent this year. Freddie Mac, a supplier of funding for mortgage loans, estimates that homeowners will use cash-out refinancings, which
 
U.S. Bank sweetens home equity deals
their credit lines has climbed 50 percent this year. Freddie Mac, a supplier of financing for mortgage loans, estimates that homeowners will use cash-out refinancings, which
 
National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals Attracts Fortune 500...
support from Fortune 500 companies like Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Bank of America, CitiMortgage, Chase Home Finance, Countrywide, New Century Financial, Genworth Financial and
 
Newport makes pricey list on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage.
9% plus 0.7 of a point, according to mortgage investors Freddie Mac. The most affordable city listed in the survey was Killeen, Texas. The average home price in the city near Fort
 
Lenders lend a hand to Katrina Victims
reporting delinquent payments to the credit bureaus. Mortgage buyers Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae also have adopted policies to allow mortgage servicers to suspend or reduce mortgage
 
Freddie Mac, National Bank of South Carolina, Launch First-Time Homebuyer Effort
Under this initiative, Freddie Mac, the South Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations (SCACDC) and the National Bank of South Carolina will help families become homeowners in Columbia, Sumter and Florence, S.C.
 
30-, 15-Year Mortgage Rates Highest Since Mid-April
Average U.S. interest rates on 30- and 15-year mortgages continued to climb this week, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac (FRE) said Thursday, reaching their highest levels since mid-April.
 
Cash-out refinancing rises in 2Q '05 -Freddie Mac
The number of U.S. consumers choosing to take cash out of their home equity rose in the second quarter of 2005 from the previous quarter as consumers sought to take advantage of lower-than-expected interest rates, Freddie Mac said on Tuesday.
 
Financing Companies Gain More No money Down Buyers
debt to incomeand an applicant's assets. FannieMae and Freddie Mac -- the private mortgage companies created by Congress to make sure mortgage money is readily available to home
 
30-Year Mortgages Losing Ground to Adjustable-Rate and Interest-Only Mortgages.
The reason: Rates for 30-year mortgages are at a 14-month low. Last week, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.56%, the lowest since April 1, 2004, according to mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
 
The 40-year mortgage, for years a niche product, is about to become mainstream.
A spokesman for rival Freddie Mac says the company doesn't buy 40-year mortgages, but is considering adding them to its product line.
 
Union Federal Bank, Union Federal Wholesale Boosts National Presence Through...
based Moneyline Lending Services Inc. Additionally, Scheuer serves on Freddie Mac's Customer Advisory Board and is a member of the Southern California Mortgage Bankers Association.
 
30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Alternatives
backed security (MBS) portfolios of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the congressional chartered, secondary mortgage market makers. Critics claim these government sponsored enterprises' $
 
Fixed Mortgage Rates Fall for Fifth Week
national average 5.75% from 5.78% a week earlier, Freddie Mac said Thursday. The mortgage agency (FRE: news, chart, profile) said its weekly survey also showed the 15-year
 
Mortgage rates up, 30-year hits 5.8%
Mortgage rates rose this week, a Freddie Mac survey said, and an economist at the government-chartered lender said the housing market is likely to slow.
 





What are people saying about mortgages today:

An explosion in overdue mortgages tailored to home buyers with less-than-sterling credit has driven foreclosure filings to record highs in Massachusetts.

Freddie Mac, the second-biggest buyer of U.S. mortgages, plans to toughen its standards and stop buying certain types of risky loans that have been linked to a high number of defaults.

General Motors Corp., the world's largest automaker, may take a charge of almost $1 billion to cover bad mortgage loans made by its former home-lending unit, according to a Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. analyst.