Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage eases to 6.87%, fourth straight weekly decline
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. eased for the fourth week in a row, an encouraging sign for prospective home shoppers as the spring homebuying season gets underway. The average rate fell to 6.87% from 6.89% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, it averaged 6.77%.
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Wednesday, pushing the average to a two-week high. Rates moved higher for almost every other loan type as well.
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MCLEAN, Va. - Freddie Mac (OTC:FMCC), a prominent financial services player with a market capitalization of $20.62 billion and strong revenue growth of 12.28% over the last twelve months, reported on Monday that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) has dropped to 6.
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