Mortgage rates are higher in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey released by Freddie Mac. 30 year fixed mortgage rates are currently at 4.81 percent for the week ending December 10, 2009, up from last week’s average mortgage rate of 4.71 percent. A year ago 30 year mortgage interest rates were a lot higher at 5.47 percent. Average mortgage discount points remained unchanged at 0.7 points.

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The average 15 year mortgage rate rose to 4.32 percent for the week ending December 10, 2009, up from the prior week’s average mortgage rate of 4.27 percent. Today’s mortgage interest rates are about one percent lower than a year ago. Current average mortgage discount points averaged 0.6 points.

One year U.S. Treasury indexed adjustable mortgage rates were slightly lower at 4.24 percent, down from last week’s average mortgage loan rate of 4.25 percent. Discount points averaged 0.7 points.

Frank Nothaft had the following comments:

“Following an upbeat employment report, long-term bond yields rose slightly and fixed mortgage rates followed. The economy shed only 11,000 jobs in November, far fewer than the market consensus forecast, and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 10 percent.  In addition, revisions added 159,000 jobs to September and October.”

“Notwithstanding, rates on 30-year fixed mortgages are almost 0.7 percentage points below those at the same time last year.  This translates into an $81 lower monthly payment on a $200,000 conventional mortgage.”

For a more extensive mortgage rate report Monitorbankrates.com released its weekly mortgage report on Monday, which follows:

Today’s Mortgage Interest Rates

Average 30 year mortgage rates increased to 4.95 percent this week, up from the prior week’s average 30 year interest loan rate of 4.85 percent.

Average 15 year mortgage rates are up to 4.40 percent this week, up from last week’s average home loan rate of 4.35 percent.

Jumbo Mortgage Interest Rates

Average 30 year jumbo home loans are at 5.74 percent this week, an increase from last week’s home loan of 5.65 percent.

The average rate on a 15 year jumbo home loan is at 5.18 percent this week, up from the previous interest loan rate of 5.12 percent.

Conforming Adjustable Mortgage Interest Rates

The average 0ne year adjustable mortgage rate jumped to 4.51 percent this week, up from the prior week’s one year home loan mortgage rate of 4.11 percent.

Average three year adjustable rate mortgages are at 4.42 percent, an increase from last week’s average mortgage rate of 4.20 percent.

The average five year ARM is at 4.19 percent this week, up from the prior week’s average loan rate of 4.11 percent.

Seven year ARMs are averaging 4.58 percent this week, up from the previous week’s average bank loan rate of 4.52 percent.

The average ten year mortgage is back above 5.00 percent at 5.07 percent, up from last week’s average 10 year mortgage interest rate of 4.86 percent.

Jumbo Adjustable Mortgage Rates

Average 0ne year jumbo ARMs are at 5.48 percent this week, unchanged from last week’s average loan interest rate.

The average three year jumbo mortgage loan is at 5.26 percent this week, down from last week’s average rate of 5.40 percent.

Current five year jumbo rates are at 5.07 percent this week, down from last week’s average home interest loan rate 0f 5.41 percent.

Today’s seven year jumbo mortgages are averaging 5.53 percent, up from the prior week’s average mortgage loan interest rate of 5.39 percent.

The average 10 year jumbo ARM is at  5.96 percent this week, a big drop from last week’s average interest rate of 6.65 percent.

Conforming Interest Only Mortgage Rates (IO Loan)

Three year interest only mortgage loan rates are averaging 4.56 percent this week, up from the prior week’s average three year home loan rate of 4.40 percent.

The average five year interest only loan is at 4.32 percent, up from the last week’s average five year interest rate of 4.23 percent.

Seven year IO mortgage rates are averaging 4.79 percent, an increase from last week’s average IO rate of 4.71 percent.

Jumbo Interest Only Mortgage Rates (IO Loans)

Average rates on a three year jumbo interest only mortgage is at 5.38 percent this week, down from the previous week’s average of 5.53 percent.

Average five year jumbo IO mortgage are at 5.47 percent this week, down .50 percent from last week’s average IO rate of 5.97 percent.

The average seven year jumbo IO mortgage rate is at 5.89 percent, up from last week’s average jumbo rate of 5.66 percent.

Home Equity Loan Rates

Average rates on a 10 year home equity loan is down slightly to 7.488 percent, down slightly from the prior week’s average equity home loan rate of 7.494 percent.

Average 15 year home equity rates decreased to 7.615 percent this week, down from the last week’s average home equity loan rate of 7.624 percent.

Home Equity Line of Credit Rates (HELOC)

The average home equity line of credit rate was down slightly to 4.900 percent this week, down from last week’s average HELOC rate of 4.904 percent.

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