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Today's mortgage rates - April 20, 2017. Mortgage rates barely moved this week, but did decline just enough for 30-year rates to reach new lows for 2017. According to Freddie Mac, the average conforming 30-year fixed-rate mortgage shed two basis points (0.02 percent) to slide to 4.08 percent. Fifteen-year fixed rate mortgages eased a similar amount, with that .02 decline good enough to tie a low for the year.
Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, according to Bankrate's latest survey of interest rates. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 2 basis points to 3.93%. The average 15-year fixed-rate mortgage ticked down 1 basis point to 3.14%.A basis point is one-hundredth of 1%.The typical 30-year fixed-rate jumbo mortgage fell 2 basis points to 3.88%. For the purposes of Bankrate's survey, a jumbo mortgage is a loan that is at least $650,000. The average 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage rose 1 basis point to 3.18%.iscount points are an upfront fee that you pay to get a lower interest rate. One point is 1 percent of the loan amount. On a $100,000 mortgage, if you pay 1 point, you pay an upfront fee of $1,000.