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Wednesday, June 06, 2012

Mortgage Rates


30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Ties Record Low; Current Rate is 3.59%, According ...
MarketWatch (press release)
SEATTLE, Jun 5, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow(R) Mortgage Marketplace is currently 3.59 percent, down one basis point from 3.6 percent at this same time last week. This represents the lowest rate reported ...
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Swaps Born in UK Boom Haunt Buyers After Rates Slide: Mortgages
BusinessWeek
... 2012 When Barclays Plc (BARC) arranged a 918.9 million-pound ($1.4 billion) commercial-mortgage backed security called Gemini Eclipse 2006-3 in 2006, it included 20-year swap contracts to protect the borrower from interest-rate swings.
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Mortgage-application volume up 1.3% last week: MBA
MarketWatch
Low mortgage rates have convinced many homeowners to refinance their mortgages, though tougher lending requirements still keep many prospective home buyers from taking out new debt. The share of applications filed to refinance an existing mortgage rose ...
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State lowers mortgage rate in Somerset
Delmarva Now
PRINCESS ANNE -- Home buyers in Somerset County and other targeted areas of the state will be able to take advantage of lower interest rates in the Maryland Mortgage Program devised as a way to stimulate the housing market. Department of Housing and ...
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Current Mortgage Rates Today – PNC and SunTrust Raise their Loan Rates
Best Syndication
(Best Syndication News) Investor confidence improved today setting the stage for an increase in mortgage interest rates (see the mortgage rate chart below). SunTrust and PNC were among the lenders making changes. Equities finally turned around Tuesday ...
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Web Winners: With rates low, think about refinancing a mortgage
The Republic
By Reid Kanaley The Philadelphia Inquirer Refinancing is making up the majority of new mortgages right now, and with mortgage rates at historic lows, you may be thinking of jumping into the pool. These sites offer guidance. —Ask the "mortgage ...
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Brazil's CEF To Cut Rates, Extend Terms For Mortgages
Fox Business
Brazil government-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal, or CEF, will reduce interest rates and will extend the maturity date for mortgages, the bank said late Tuesday in a statement. CEF, the biggest holder of mortgages in Brazil, reduced its annual ...
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US Mortgage Applications Rose Last Week
CNBC.com
The refinance share of total mortgage activity rose to 78 percent of applications from 77 percent the week before. Fixed 30-year mortgage rates averaged 3.87 percent, hitting a fresh record low and down 4 basis points from 3.91 percent.
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Blogs2 new results for Mortgage Rates
 
MBA: Refinance Activity increases as Mortgage Rates fall to New ...
By CalculatedRisk
MBA: Refinance Activity increases as Mortgage Rates fall to New Record Low. by CalculatedRisk on 6/06/2012 07:00:00 AM. From the MBA: Mortgage Applications Increase in Latest MBA Weekly Survey. The Refinance Index increased 2 ...
Calculated Risk
Refinance Activity Increases As Mortgage Rates Fall To New Record ...
By Calculated Risk
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($417500 or less) decreased to 3.87 percent, the lowest rate in the history of the survey, from 3.91 percent, with points remaining unchanged at ...
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Web1 new result for Mortgage Rates
 
Mortgage Rates Rise After Hitting All Time Lows On Friday
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