Mortgage Rates Today Slightly Higher as U.S. will Hit Debt Ceiling at the End of 2012

Mortgage rates today moved slightly higher as news that the U.S. debt ceiling will be reached at the end of 2012. News that the debt ceiling will be hit before a "fiscal cliff" agreement is hashed out in Congress puts more pressure on politicians to come up with a compromise. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, notified Congress in a letter yesterday that the nation technically hits its $16.394 trillion debt ceiling on Monday, but his department can take "extraordinary measures" to keep paying the bills for another few months.

The lack of progress on the debt talks hasn't fased the markets as investors still believe a comprimise will me made before we fall off the cliff or just after falling off the cliff. Stock prices have held up over the past few weeks and bond yields have risen sending current mortgage rates higher as well. We don't expect mortgage rates to move much higher and rates will fall to new lows in 2013 as the Federal Reserve continues to buy mortgage-backed securities forcing rates lower.



Fixed conforming 30 year mortgage rates are averaging 3.45 percent today, a slight increase from yesterday's average 30 year mortgage rate of 3.44 percent. Average 30 year mortgage interest rates have increased over the past two weeks sending mortgage loan demand lower. The Mortgage Bankers Assocation reported applications for mortgages decreased 12.3 percent last week. Loan demand for home purchases and refinances both declined week over week as higher rates dampened demand for loans.

Although average 30 year mortgage rates are higher this week rates are still increadibly low. You can find lenders quoting 30 year refinance rates well below the average of 3.45 percent, in fact right now on our 30 year refinance rate list for the state of California we have two lenders quoting rates as low as 2.875 percent with points. The lowest refinancing rates without points are just below the averages at 3.25 percent.

Today's mortgage rates on 15 year conforming loans increased to 2.84 percent, up from an average 15 year conforming mortgage rate of 2.81 percent set last week. I personally never thought I'd see 15 year conventional mortgage refinance rates below 3.00 percent. Rates will fall and make new lows in 2013 thanks to the Fed.

Mortgage rates currently on 15 year conforming loans are available well below the average of 2.84 percent with points and without points. Right now on our 15 year refinance mortgage rates list for the state of Texas you can find lenders quoting 15 year rates as low as 2.25 percent with points. The lowest 15 year refi rates without points are also below the average at 2.50 percent.

Jumbo mortgage rates are also higher this week over last following bond yields higher. Current jumbo mortgage rates today on 3o year loans are back over 4.00 percent averaging 4.08 percent, up from last week's average 30 year jumbo mortgage rate of 3.98 percent. Currently on our jumbo refinance rates list for Florida the lowest rates on 30 year jumbo loans are at 4.00 percent with zero mortgage discount points.

Average 15 year jumbo mortgage rates today are averaging 3.44 percent, up from the prior week's average 15 year jumbo mortgage rate of 3.39 percent. If you're looking for 15 year jumbo rates right now on our rate table for the state of South Carolina we have one lender quoting 15 year jumbo refi rates as low as 2.875 percent with zero mortgage discount points.

Feel free to search our rate tables so you can find the best mortgage rates to buy a home or the best refinance rates to refinance your current mortgage. Unlike most websites you don't have to provide any personal information t
Loan Term
Lender
APR / Rate
Payment
Fees and Points
 
PADDIO
NMLS #1907
5.731%
15-Year Fixed
5.625%
$3,295 /mo
$2,752
Includes 0.688 points for $2,752
Lender Fees: $0
PADDIO
NMLS #1907
6.793%
30-Year Fixed
6.750%
$2,595 /mo
$1,752
Includes 0.438 points for $1,752
Lender Fees: $0
Rate data provided by RateUpdate.com. Displayed by ICB, a division of Mortgage Research Center, NMLS #1907, Equal Housing Opportunity. Payments do not include taxes or insurance premiums. Actual payments will be greater with taxes and insurance included. Rate and product details.

Mortgage Rates December 10, 2023

Lender
Product
Rate
APR
Points
30-Year Fixed FHA
7.250%
9.002%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
8.375%
8.498%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
8.250%
8.411%
0.000
5/6M SOFR ARM
8.250%
8.361%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
8.150%
8.354%
0.000
1-Year ARM
6.750%
8.270%
0.000
5-Year Jumbo ARM
6.125%
8.217%
2.000
5Y/6M ARM
7.625%
8.178%
0.926
10-Year ARM
8.000%
8.174%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
8.000%
8.000%
0.000
5-Year ARM FHA
5.750%
7.995%
2.000
7Y/6M ARM
7.375%
7.983%
0.963
7-Year ARM
7.500%
7.959%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.875%
7.957%
0.250
10Y/6M ARM
7.500%
7.951%
0.864
20-Year Fixed
7.625%
7.929%
0.677
30-Year Jumbo Fixed
7.750%
7.911%
1.000
5/6 ARM
7.625%
7.884%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.750%
7.833%
0.000
5-Year ARM
6.250%
7.829%
2.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.750%
7.760%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.747%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.746%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.625%
7.740%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.735%
1.000
5/1 ARM Jumbo
7.000%
7.705%
0.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.250%
7.700%
0.500
5/6 ARM
6.750%
7.700%
0.500
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.691%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.682%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.682%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
7.625%
7.669%
0.000
5/1 ARM
6.875%
7.668%
0.000
5/1 ARM
6.750%
7.643%
0.725
5/6 ARM Jumbo
6.750%
7.640%
0.500
10/6 ARM
7.250%
7.640%
0.000
7/6 ARM
7.000%
7.632%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.625%
7.625%
0.000
5/6 Month ARM
6.750%
7.623%
1.000
3-Year ARM
7.000%
7.605%
0.000
5-Year ARM
7.250%
7.600%
0.000
10-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.591%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.577%
0.000
7/1 ARM
7.000%
7.577%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.573%
0.000
7/1 ARM Jumbo
6.999%
7.570%
0.000
10/6 ARM
7.125%
7.560%
0.500
3-Year ARM
6.875%
7.559%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.558%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.554%
22.000
30-Year Fixed FHA
6.625%
7.525%
2.000
10-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.524%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.524%
1.000
7/6 ARM
6.750%
7.520%
0.500
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.514%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.500%
7.512%
0.000
30 Year Fixed
7.250%
7.509%
0.939
15-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.505%
0.000
5-Year ARM
7.000%
7.503%
0.000
10/6 ARM Jumbo
7.125%
7.500%
0.500
7-Year ARM
7.125%
7.496%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.489%
2.000
7/6 Month ARM
6.750%
7.484%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.480%
0.000
7/6-Month ARM
6.500%
7.464%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.462%
0.000
20-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.250%
7.462%
0.815
7/6 ARM Jumbo
6.750%
7.460%
0.500
15-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.444%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
3.375%
7.442%
0.000
30-Year Fixed FHA
6.625%
7.440%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
7.375%
7.424%
0.000
7/6 ARM
6.500%
7.419%
0.719
10/1 Jumbo ARM
6.875%
7.409%
0.840
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.250%
7.408%
1.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.250%
7.403%
0.640
30-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.393%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.385%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.300%
7.381%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.350%
7.379%
0.000
5/1 ARM
6.125%
7.371%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.361%
0.000
5/1 Jumbo ARM
6.750%
7.359%
0.690
7/1 Jumbo ARM
6.500%
7.359%
0.690
20-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.354%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.250%
7.343%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.334%
1.000
30-year Fixed
7.250%
7.320%
0.500
7/6-Month ARM Jumbo
6.375%
7.317%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.316%
0.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.250%
7.298%
0.000
10/6 ARM
6.625%
7.294%
0.949
15-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.125%
7.270%
0.500
20-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.125%
7.260%
0.500
30-Year Fixed FHA
6.375%
7.257%
2.000
5/1 ARM
5.500%
7.250%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.246%
0.000
15-Year Fixed Jumbo
7.000%
7.246%
0.650
15-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.240%
0.500
15-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.215%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.204%
1.000
10/6 Interest Only Jumbo ARM
6.375%
7.204%
1.000
15-Year Fixed FHA
6.125%
7.202%
2.000
30-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.197%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.188%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.188%
0.625
10-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.187%
0.000
7/1 ARM
7.000%
7.186%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.181%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.177%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.173%
1.375
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.167%
1.875
10-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.160%
0.500
30-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.145%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.125%
7.141%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.139%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.135%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.098%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
7.084%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.084%
0.875
30-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.084%
0.375
30-Year Fixed
7.000%
7.070%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.990%
7.067%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.063%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.750%
7.050%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.048%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.048%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.031%
0.704
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
7.029%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.020%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
7.013%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.750%
7.010%
1.000
30-Year Fixed FHA
6.250%
6.998%
2.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
6.997%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.996%
2.000
30-Year Fixed
6.875%
6.988%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.984%
1.000
5-Year ARM
6.750%
6.983%
0.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.875%
6.978%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.875%
6.976%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.875%
6.970%
0.500
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.964%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.375%
6.961%
2.125
15 Year Fixed Jumbo
6.750%
6.924%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
6.740%
6.924%
0.000
30-Year Fixed VA
6.375%
6.921%
2.125
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.917%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.890%
2.000
30-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.875%
0.390
15-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.873%
0.875
15-Year Fixed
6.375%
6.871%
2.000
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.865%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.839%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.625%
6.825%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.803%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.795%
0.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.625%
6.795%
1.250
30 Year Jumbo Fixed
6.625%
6.781%
1.125
15-Year Fixed
6.750%
6.772%
0.000
30 Year Fixed Jumbo
6.625%
6.756%
1.000
30-Year Fixed
6.650%
6.750%
0.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.625%
6.744%
1.250
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.500%
6.722%
2.000
30-Year Fixed VA
6.375%
6.710%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.625%
6.699%
0.000
20-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.696%
0.670
30-Year Fixed
6.625%
6.670%
0.000
30-Year Fixed
6.250%
6.647%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.375%
6.641%
0.802
15 Year Fixed
6.250%
6.631%
0.802
15-Year Fixed
6.125%
6.617%
2.000
15-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.609%
0.000
30-Year Fixed FHA
5.625%
6.567%
1.125
20-Year Fixed
6.500%
6.559%
0.000
30-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.375%
6.495%
0.250
30-Year Fixed
6.375%
6.495%
0.250
15-Year Fixed
6.000%
6.480%
1.000
15-Year Fixed Jumbo
5.875%
6.473%
2.000
15-Year Fixed Jumbo
6.250%
6.448%
0.250
15-Year Fixed
6.250%
6.397%
1.000
15-Year Fixed
6.125%
6.381%
0.765
15-Year Fixed
6.000%
6.279%
1.000
3/5 Jumbo ARM
5.000%
6.247%
0.250
3/5 Conforming ARM
5.000%
6.237%
0.250
7/1 ARM
6.500%
6.218%
0.000
15-Year Fixed
6.000%
6.197%
0.250
5/5 Jumbo ARM
5.250%
6.139%
0.250
5/5 ARM
5.250%
6.139%
0.250
3/1 ARM
6.000%
5.892%
0.000

The mortgage rates presented are solely intended for informational use. Please consult the mentioned lenders for up-to-date mortgage rates. The actual mortgage rates and other loan conditions depend on the lender's approval and are not guaranteed.

 
 
Author: Brian McKay
December 27th, 2012
Posted in: Mortgage Rates