Fixed Mortgage Rates Tick Higher Amid Continued Volatility

Freddie Mac

2 September  2015

Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® , showing average fixed mortgage rates ticking higher amid another week of volatile market activity on essentially no new information.

News Facts

  • 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.89 percent with an average 0.6 point for the week ending September 3, 2015, up last week when it averaged 3.84 percent. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.10 percent.
  • 15-year FRM this week averaged 3.09 percent with an average 0.6 point, up from last week when it averaged 3.06 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 3.24 percent.
  • 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) averaged 2.93 percent this week with an average 0.4 point, up from last week when it averaged 2.90 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 2.97 percent.
  • 1-year Treasury-indexed ARM averaged 2.62 percent this week with an average 0.3 point, unchanged from last week. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 2.40 percent.