National average mortgage and refinance delinquencies for the week remain just above one-year lows. According to Freddie Mac, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate for the week averaged 6.10%. A year ago it was 6.95%. The 15-year fixed rate had a weekly average of 5.49%. A year ago, it was 6.12%. Here are the current mortgage…
Current mortgage rates are significantly lower than rates last January. This time last year, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was above 7%, according to Freddie Mac. Now, the 30-year year-over-year rate has fallen 98 basis points to 6.06%. This is a good time to shop around for the mortgage lender that offers the best…
Mortgage rates were low over the past week. According to Freddie Mac, the national average for 30-year fixed mortgages this week was 6.15%a new low by 2025. It exceeded 7% in January 2025. The 15-year fixed rate was 5.44%. Here are the current mortgage rates, according to the latest data from Zillow: Fixed for 30…
Mortgage rates remain stable, with only minor movements up or down. According to Freddie Mac, the national average for 30-year fixed mortgages this week is 6.18%. A year ago, it averaged 6.85%. The 15-year fixed rate is 5.50%. Last year at this point it averaged 6.00%. Here are the current mortgage rates, according to the…
Mortgage rates continue to fall. According to Freddie Mac, the national average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell eight basis points this week to 6.19% — 35 basis points less than a year ago. The 15-year rate has also dropped eight basis points to 5.44%more than a quarter of a point less than last October. “Mortgage…
Shares of Freddie Mac (FMCC) and its counterpart, Fannie Mae (FNMA), have been hot investments this year, rising more than 200% each after the Trump administration indicated it was considering a public offering for the two government-sponsored companies. While there is considerable interest in a shift toward privatization for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, one…
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage fell slightly this week, returning to its lowest level in about a year. The average long-term mortgage rate fell to 6.3% from 6.34% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.32%. The modest drop returns the average rate to where…
