Mortgage Rates Increase as Mortgage Applications Hit Highest Level Since 2009

Mortgage rates increased slightly week over week but that didn't stop homeowners looking to refinance or potential home buyers from applying for a mortgage. Mortgage rates increased on all types of conforming loans and 30 year FHA loans. Jumbo mortgage rates bucked the trend and were lower in the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Application Survey.

Today's mortgage rates on 30 year conforming loans increased to 3.88 percent with 0.43 points for the week ending June 8, 2012, up slightly from the prior week's average 30 year mortgage rate of 3.87 percent which was a record low.

Although mortgage rates increased demand for mortgage loan application volume increased 18 percent from one week earlier to the highest level since April 2009. Refinance rates today are slightly above record lows so a 1 basis point uptick in average 30 year conforming rates didn't have a negative impact on the demand for loans.

Loan Type

Purchase Refinance with Cash out Refinance

State

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

FICO Score

Superior (780-850) Exceptional (760-779) Excellent (740-759) Very Good (720-739) Good (700-719) Above Average (680-699) Average (660-679) Fair (640-659) Need Improvement (620-639) Poor (350-620)

Loan Amount

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Points

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LTV

%

Loan Term

 15-Year Fixed  20-Year Fixed  30-Year Fixed  5-Year ARM  7-Year ARM  10-Year ARM

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Lender

APR / Rate

Fees / Points

Payment

NMLS #757416

4.894%

15-Year Fixed

4.750%

$3,836

Includes 0.959 points for $3,836

Lender Fees: $0

$3,112 /mo

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NMLS #6606

5.260%

15-Year Fixed

5.125%

$3,548

Includes 0.887 points for $3,548

Lender Fees: $0

$3,190 /mo

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NMLS #757416

5.687%

30-Year Fixed

5.625%

$2,744

Includes 0.686 points for $2,744

Lender Fees: $0

$2,303 /mo

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NMLS #6606

5.958%

30-Year Fixed

5.875%

$3,592

Includes 0.898 points for $3,592

Lender Fees: $0

$2,367 /mo

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Rate data provided by RateUpdate.com. Displayed by Mortgage Research Center, NMLS #1907, Equal Housing Opportunity. Payments do not include taxes and insurance premiums. Actual payments will be greater with taxes and insurance included. Rate and product details.

Average Mortgage Rates

• 30 year conforming mortgage rates 3.88%
• 30 year jumbo mortgage rates 4.12%
• 30 year FHA mortgage rates 3.71%
• 15 year conforming mortgage rates 3.23%
• 5 year adjustable mortgage rates 2.83%

The direction mortgage rates take next week will depend on the direction of bond yields and that hangs in the balance of who Greeks choose to lead their country in Sunday's Election. Markets are seeing Sunday's Presidential election as as a vote for a bigger question, which is do the Greeks want to stay in the euro zone or exit the euro zone.

The latter would have devastating consequences across the globe. CNBC's Simon Hobbs talks about one scary scenario in this video: Danger Zone: Your Country-by-Country Preparedness Guide.

If this scenario were to come true investors will flee the Euro, buy dollars and U.S. Treasuries. This will send bond yields down to record lows and in-turn send mortgage rates to record lows in the coming weeks. 10 year bond yields might go as low as 1 percent and 30 year conforming mortgage rates as low as 3 percent.