Which way will mortgage rate rollercoaster go next? - ScrippsNews

Story date: 2008-05-22 02:51:00
Added on: 2008-05-22 17:00:53

Mortgage rates fell this week on continued signs of economic weakness. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell 17 basis points, to 6.02 percent, according to the Bankrate.com national survey of large lenders. A basis point is one-hundredth of ...


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