WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- Interest rates for 30-year, fixed-rate U.S. mortgages fell dramatically during the week, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. said Thursday.
CALABASAS, Calif., Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A move by Countrywide Financial to modify mortgages for homeowners facing foreclosure should be a model for national legislation, consumer advocates say.
CALABASAS, Calif., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Bank of America's planned purchase of troubled Countrywide Financial won't impact immediately U.S. consumers with Countrywide loans.
MCLEAN, Va., April 19 (UPI) -- The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate U.S. mortgage interest rate slipped to 6.17 percent from 6.22 percent, housing finance company Freddie Mac said Thursday.
MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Mortgage rates fell slightly in the past week to 6.28 percent from 6.34 percent for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
MCLEAN, Va., Nov. 22 (UPI) -- The average rate for a U.S. fixed rate mortgage fell to 6.18 percent from 6.24 percent in the last seven days, Freddie Mac said Wednesday.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. mortgage rates last week were mixed, with fixed rates rising while adjustable rates pulled back. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate ticked higher to 6.31 percent, but remains at levels not seen since March, Bankrate.com said Thursday.
NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. mortgage rates fell sharply on the heels of soft economic data, one week after the Federal Open Market Committee left interest rates unchanged.
DALLAS, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Falling U.S. mortgage rates are giving homeowners who financed residences with exotic loans a chance to refinance, an industry group says.
NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. homeowners who opted for adjustable-rate mortgages face a tough choice: Play interest rate roulette or refinance for a higher-rate fixed mortgage.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Bond traders have apparently decided that the U.S. central bank is finished raising interest rates, Bankrate.com said Thursday. "Since the Federal Reserve's rate-setting committee last raised interest rates in June, fixed mortgage rates have declined near
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 14 (UPI) -- The average U.S. 30-year fixed-rate mortgage slipped in the last seven days to between 6.43 percent and 6.44 percent.
MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 10 (UPI) -- U.S. mortgage costs fell in the last seven days to 6.55 percent from 6.63 percent for a 30-year fixed rate loan, Freddie Mac said Thursday.
NEW YORK, July 20 (UPI) -- U.S. mortgage rates inched higher this week on both fixed and adjustable rate loans, an industry group said Thursday.
NEW YORK, July 6 (UPI) -- Fixed U.S. mortgage rates stopped rising last week, their first such breather after three straight weeks of gains.