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Mortgage rates mostly fell the past week, with the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgage falling slightly, extending its record low.

Freddie Mac said Thursday the going rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell to 4.69%, its lowest level since the company started keeping track 38 years ago.

Mortgage rates rose for the third straight week to a five-month high, according to Bankrate.com's new weekly national survey.

Depressed home values, poor credit and high debt shut millions out of the lowest mortgage rates.

After more than a year of keeping rates low, the government is winding down federal supports, whether the housing market is ready or not.

The average fixed-rate for a 30-year mortgage climbed above 5% for the first time in two months, leading to a decline in mortgage ...

Mortgage rates generally fell again this week, with the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages reaching the lowest level in at least 38 years, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey.

Mortgage applications jumped 5.6% the week ended Aug. 14 from a week earlier as average mortgage rates fell, the Mortgage Bankers ...

Mortgage rates fell this week, with the average rate on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages dropping back below 5%, according to Freddie Mac's (FRE) weekly survey of mortgage rates released Thursday.

Surging home-mortgage rates are threatening prospects for a quick rebound in the housing market.