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Mortgage Rates Friday 6-19-2009
Low Inflation Figures Push Mortgage Rates Back Down
McLean, VA – Freddie Mac (NYSE:FRE) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®) in which the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 5.38 percent with an average 0.7 point for the week ending June 18, 2009, down from last week when it averaged 5.59 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 6.42 percent.
The 15-year FRM this week averaged 4.89 percent with an average 0.7 point, down from last week when it averaged 5.06 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 6.02 percent.
Five-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) averaged 4.97 percent this week, with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 5.17 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 5.89 percent.
One-year Treasury-indexed ARMs averaged 4.95 percent this week with an average 0.6 point, down from last week when it averaged 5.04 percent. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 5.19 percent. | 
