Topic: Frank Nothaft

30-year mortgage rate under 4 percent

30-year mortgage rates fall slightly to an average 3.98 percent, near record low of 3.87 percent that 30-year mortgages hit in February.

Mortgage rates dip again. 15-year loan hits new low.

Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loan falls to 3.88 percent; 15-year fixed mortgage rates now average 3.13 percent.

30-year mortgage rate falls to 3.9 percent

30-year mortgage rate falls again to near-record lows. Fixed 30-year mortgage rates have stayed below 4 percent for 13 weeks in a row.

30-year mortgage rate rises, still under 4 percent

30-year mortgage rate averages 3.95 percent. It marks the 12th consecutive week the 30-year mortgage rate stayed below 4 percent.

30-year mortgage rates stay at record low

30-year mortgage rates average 3.87 percent for the third week in a row. That's the lowest for 30-year mortgage rates since the 1950s, when the long-term loans became popular.

Fixed mortgage rates hit record low – again

Fixed mortgage rates for a 30-year loan fall to 3.89 percent. But many Americans can't take advantage of the low fixed mortgage rates.

Record low mortgage rates drop even lower

Record low mortgage rates push the average 30-year loan to 3.91 percent. But can these record low mortgage rates last?

30-year mortgages fall below 4 percent. Time to refinance?

Although 30-year mortgages are at historic lows, some economists say rates on 30-year mortgages could fall further. So should you wait before refinancing?

Refinancing tepid as mortgage rates rise

Refinancing of home loans has slumped, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Silver lining in the Dow's drop: record low mortgage rates

The Dow average is down 438 points over two days as investors move from stocks to Treasuries. That's pushing mortgage rates to 50-year lows.

Mortgage interest rates rise, set to climb higher in 2010

Mortgage interest rates rose for the fourth consecutive week. If they continue to rise – as some experts expect – they could impact America's economic recovery.

US mortgage rates fall. How big a boon for housing?