Mortgage Rates Roll Back to Yearly Low

Freddie Mac reports the following national averages with mortgage rates for the week ending Aug. 14:

• 30-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 4.12 percent, with an average 0.6 point, dropping from last week’s 4.14 percent average. Last year at this time, 30-year rates averaged 4.40 percent.  

• 15-year fixed-rate mortgages: averaged 3.24 percent, with an average 0.6 point, falling from last week’s 3.27 percent average. A year ago, 15-year rates averaged 3.44 percent.
• 5-year hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages: averaged 2.97 percent, with an average 0.5 point, falling from last week’s 2.98 percent average. Last year at this time, 5-year ARMs averaged 3.23 percent. 

• 1-year ARMs: averaged 2.36 percent, with an average 0.5 point, rising from last week’s 2.35 percent average. A year ago, 1-year ARMs averaged 2.67 percent.