Fixed Mortgage Rates for 30-Year U.S. Loans Fall to 4.54%, Freddie Reports

Mortgage rates for U.S. loans set a record low for the sixth straight week as investors sought the relative safety of bonds backed by government-controlled home finance companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Mortgage rates hit low: 4.54 percent for 30-year fixed loans

NEW YORK Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record for the fifth time in six weeks, making homebuying and refinancing the most attractive in decades for those who can get loans.

Mortgage Rates Hit Another Low: 4.54 Percent

Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record for the fifth time in six weeks, making homebuying and refinancing the most attractive in decades for those who can get loans. Freddie Mac says the average rate for 30-year fixed loans this week was 4.54 percent, down from 4.56 last week. That's the lowest since Freddie Mac began tracking rates in 1971.

Mortgage rates hit low of 4.54 percent

Mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level on record for the fifth time in six weeks, making homebuying and refinancing the most attractive in decades for those who can get loans. The average rate for 30-year fixed loans this week was 4.54 percent, down from... Mortgage - Refinancing - Loan - United States - Financial Services

Summary Box: Mortgage applications down percent

MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS DOWN: Applications for home loans fell 4.4 percent last week despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.