Who's Hurt by Mortgage-Rate Jump - Street.Com

Story date: 2008-06-16 07:05:00
Added on: 2008-06-16 12:00:54

Inflation concerns may have made mortgages less affordable in the past week or two. The interest rate for 30-year fixed rate mortgages surged to 6.32% with 0.7 points last week (up from 6.09% and 0.6 points). This represents the highest rate for 30 ...


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