Current Mortgage Rates: 30 Year Mortgage Rates Down to 5.06% and 15 Year Mortgage Rates Down to 4.45%

Mortgage rates decreased in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey released by Freddie Mac this morning. 30 year mortgage rates decreased to 5.06 percent for the week ending January 14, 2010, down from the previous week's average mortgage rate of 5.09 percent. Mortgage discount points averaged 0.7 points, unchanged from the prior week.

15 year mortgage rates are back under 4.50 percent at 4.45 percent, down from the prior week's average mortgage rate of 4.50 percent. Mortgage discount points were unchanged at 0.6 points. A year ago at this time 15 year mortgage interest rates were averaging 4.65 percent.

Adjustable mortgage rates were mixed this week, the average U.S. Treasury Indexed 5 year adjustable rate mortgage was down this week to 4.32 percent with average mortgage discount points of 0.6 points, down from last week's average 5 year home loan rate of 4.44 percent.

One year adjustable rate mortgages were up for the week ending January 14, 2010. Current one year mortgage rates are averaging 4.39 percent with an average 0.5 mortgage points, up from the prior week's average one year mortgage interest rate of 4.31 percent.

For a more extensive report on current mortgage rates, MonitorBankRates.com released its weekly mortgage report on Monday, which follows:

Today’s Mortgage Interest Rates

30-year conforming mortgage rates are at 5.17 percent this week, up from the previous week’s average home mortgage rate of 5.16 percent.

15-year mortgage rates are at 4.55 percent this week, down from last week’s average home loan interest rate of  4.58 percent.

Jumbo Mortgage Rates

30-year jumbo mortgage rates are averaging 5.85% this week, up from the prior week’s loan home rate of 5.81%.

15 year jumbo mortgage loans are averaging 5.33% this week, down from the prior week’s average mortgage home loan rate of 5.34%.

Adjustable Mortgage Rates

1 year adjustable home mortgage loan rates are averaging at 4.57% this week, down from the prior week when one year home loans were averaging 4.61%.

3 year adjustable mortgage interest rates are averaging 4.56%, down from last week’s average loan rate of 4.58%.

5 year adjustable mortgage rates are averaging 4.33 percent this week, down from the previous week’s average mortgage rate of 4.36%.

7 year adjustable loan rates are averaging 4.85%, unchanged from last week’s average loan rate.

The average 10 year mortgage is at 5.33%, up from the previous week’s average bank mortgage rate of 5.28%.

Jumbo Adjustable Mortgage Rates

1 year jumbo adjustable mortgage rates are averaging 5.48% this week, up slightly from the prior week’s average mortgage finance interest rate of 5.47%.

Current 3 year jumbo ARMs are averaging 5.80% this week, up from last week’s adjustable rate of 5.60%.

Today’s 5 year jumbo ARM is averaging 5.07% this week, up from the prior week’s average rate on a five year jumbo mortgage 0f 5.04%.

7 year jumbo ARMs are averaging 5.79% this week, up from last week’s average mortgage rate of 5.67%.

The average 10 year jumbo is at 6.10 percent, up from the prior week’s average 10 year mortgage rate of 6.01 percent.

Interest Only Mortgage Rates

3 year interest only mortgage rates are averaging 4.70 percent this week, down from last week’s average interest rate of 4.72%.

5 year interest only loans are averaging 4.49 percent this week, unchanged from last week’s average five ear interest only mortgage.

7 year IO loan rates are averaging 5.07 percent this week, unchanged from last week’s average interest rate.

Jumbo Interest Only Mortgage Rates

3 year jumbo interest only mortgages are averaging 5.95% this week, up from last week’s jumbo interest mortgage rate of 5.82%.

5 year jumbo IO loan rates are averaging 5.40%, up from the prior week’s average IO mortgage rate of 5.38%.

The average jumbo 7 year IO loan mortgage rate is at 6.27%, up from last week’s average jumbo rate of 6.10%.

Home Equity Loans

The average home equity loan rate was up considerably this week over last week. 10 year home equity loan rates decreased to 7.425% this week, up from last week’s average equity home loan rate of 7.419%. 15 year home equity rates decreased to 7.521%, down slightly from the prior week’s average equity loan rate of 7.522%.

Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC)

Average home equity line of credit rates were down slightly this week over last. The average HELOC rate is at 4.904% this week, unchanged from last week’s average HELOC rate.

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