Mortgage Rates on a Good Friday

Rhonda Porter on 03 21, 2008

I’m not anticipating any rate changes today (but anything could happen in the mortgage world these days) as the markets are closed in observance of Good Friday. Pricing of mortgage rates is definitely going through a limbo phase with the addition of “jumbo-conforming” and “jumbo-FHA”. ARMs are simply not attractive right now and therefore I’m not pricing them today. With the new credit score based pricing, rates below are based on a 720 credit score. Most mortgage rates are now credit score based. For your personal rate quote, contact your Mortgage Professional.

Conforming Mortgage Rates (loan amounts up to $417,000 for 1-unit properties). The rate quote below is based on owner occupied, “full doc” purchase with a sales price of $500,000 and a loan amount of $400,000. This scenario includes reserves (taxes & insurance) not being waived. Rates quoted are priced based on a 45 day lock with 1 point and there are no prepayment penalties on any of the rates quoted below.

30 Year Fixed: 5.500% (APR 5.643%)

30 Year Fixed with 10 Year Interest Only: 6.375% (APR 6.514%)

15 Year Fixed: 5.000% (APR 5.166%)

Conforming-Jumbo Rates. Pricing is based on the same criteria above except where the loan amount is $417,001 – $567,500 for properties in King, Snohomish or Pierce Counties. (For other conforming-jumbo loan limits in Washington state, click here).

30 Year Fixed: 6.25% (APR 6.400%)

JUMBO (Non-Conforming) Rates. Pricing is based on the same criteria above, with the exception that the loan amount is $417,001-$650,000 (20% down).

30 Year Fixed: 7.375% (APR 7.536%)

30 Year Fixed 10 Year Interest Only Payments: 7.375% (APR 7.542%)

FHA/VA. Pricing based on loan amounts up to $362,790 for FHA in King, Snohomish and Pierce Counties and up to $417,000 for VA.

30 Year Fixed: 5.75% (APR 6.018%).

FHA-Jumbo. Pricing based on loan amounts from $362,791 – $567,500 for King, Snohomish and Pierce Counties. For other loan limits in Washington State, click here.

30 Year Fixed: 6.00% (APR 6.741%)

VA-Jumbo (loan amounts over $417,001 – $950,000).

30 Year Fixed: 5.75% (APR 6.061%)

Prime Rate (what HELOCs are based on): 5.250%

Please do not select your Mortgage Professional by interest rates alone and do not shop rates by APR. These programs all have the same closing costs so you can see APR is not a valuable tool.

This is just a small sample available of rates and products. Rates are as of Friday, March 21, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. and may change at any time. Available programs may change at anytime as well. This is not a guarantee nor is it a commitment of interest rate.

About the Author: Rhonda Porter

Rhonda Porter began her mortgage career on April 1, 2000 at Mortgage Master Service Corporation, a family-owned correspondent lender that has been lending in the Pacific Northwest for over 30 years. Prior to mortgage, she was in title industry for 14 years where she managed an escrow branch and gained an invaluable insight to the real estate industry. Rhonda Porter is a Licensed Loan Originator 510-LO-32047 (MLO-121324). Rhonda is also the Chairperson for the Social Media Committee for WAMP (Washington Association of Mortgage Professionals). Inman News named Rhonda one of the Top 50 Online Influencers of 2009. She was recognized in Seattle Weekly's Best of 2009 issue as the Best Twitting Mortgage Broker http://www.twitter.com/mortgageporter) and Sellsius 2007 Top 12 Women Real Estate Bloggers and 2007-2008 Maginficent 7 Consumer Articles. Rhonda originates mortgages for homes located in Washington State. You can reach Rhonda at rhonda@mortgageporter.com or by calling (206) 718-9488. NOTE: Rhonda Porter and Mortgage Master Service Corporation are not affiliated with any real estate brokerages.

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