The 30-year mortgage rate moved with Treasury yields, dropping 7 Basis Points to 3.96 percent, don't miss the great low interest rates, they will be going up a couple of times again this year.
Mortgage rates decreased this week. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased 2 basis points to 3.96 percent. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased 2 basis points to 3.31 percent.
The typical 30-year jumbo mortgage decreased 5 basis points to 4.06 percent. The average 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage decreased 2 basis points to 3.52 percent.
A basis point is one-hundredth of 1 percent.
For the purposes of Bankrate's survey, a jumbo mortgage is a loan that is at least $650,000.
With a 5/1 ARM, the rate is fixed for five years and adjusted annually thereafter