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Rates Below 5% for Ninth Week Straight


Freddie Mac reports a slight rise this week in the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to 4.86 percent from 4.84 percent in the previous week.

Rates have been below 5 percent for nine weeks in a row. Last year at this time, the average 30-year rate was 6.01 percent.

The 15-year fixed mortgage rate climbed to 4.52 percent from 4.51 percent. Meanwhile, the five-year adjustable mortgage rate slipped to 4.82 percent from 4.9 percent; and the one-year ARM fell to 4.71 percent from 4.78 percent.

Freddie Mac collects mortgage rates on Monday through Wednesday of each week from lenders around the country.


Posted by Brad Nichols on May 15th, 2009 3:46 PMPost a Comment (0)

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