Mortgage refinance rates were mixed, but one key rate were down.
The national average for a 30-year fixed-rate refinance ticked downwards, but the average rate on a 15-year fixed cruised higher. The average rate on 10-year fixed refis, meanwhile, increased.
Refinancing rates change daily, but they remain much lower overall than they were before the Great Recession. If you’re in the market to refinance, it could be a great time to lock in a rate.
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30-year fixed refinance
The average 30-year fixed-refinance rate is 3.04 percent, down 3 basis points over the last week. A month ago, the average rate on a 30-year fixed refinance was higher, at 3.11 percent.
At the current average rate, you’ll pay $423.76 per month in principal and interest for every $100,000 you borrow. That’s down $1.63 from what it would have been last week.
You can use Bankrate’s mortgage calculator to get a handle on what your monthly payments would be and find out how much you’ll save by adding extra payments. It will also help you calculate how much interest you’ll pay over the life of the loan.
15-year fixed refinance
The average rate for a 15-year fixed refi is 2.60 percent, up 4 basis point over the last seven days.
Monthly payments on a 15-year fixed refinance at that rate will cost around $670 per $100,000 borrowed. The bigger payment may be a little harder to find room for in your monthly budget than a 30-year mortgage payment would, but it comes with some big advantages: You’ll save thousands of dollars over the life of the loan in total interest paid and build equity much more rapidly.
10-year fixed refinance
The average rate for a 10-year fixed-refinance loan is 2.63 percent, up 9 basis points since the same time last week.
Monthly payments on a 10-year fixed-rate refi at 2.63 percent would cost $944.52 per month for every $100,000 you borrow. That’s a lot more than the monthly payment on even a 15-year refinance, but in return you’ll pay even less in interest than you would with a 15-year term.
Where rates are headed
To see where Bankrate’s panel of experts expect rates to go from here, check out our Rate Trend Index.
Want to see where rates are right now? Lenders nationwide respond to Bankrate’s weekday mortgage rates survey to bring you the most current rates available. Here you can see the latest marketplace average rates for a wide variety of purchase loans:
Rates as of October 2, 2020.
Want to see where rates are right now? See refinance rates for a variety of loan options here.
How to decide whether to lock in your rate
A rate lock allows you to freeze the interest rate your lender extends to you for a specified period of time. Between the time you apply for a mortgage refinance and close on it, the rate lock will protect you from rising rates.
Why mortgage refinance rates change
Economic factors such as inflation and unemployment can impact refinance rates. Generally, higher inflation leads to higher interest rates. The opposite is true; lower inflation typically leads to lower refinance rates. The dollar loses value when inflation rises. That, in turn, drives investors away from mortgage-backed securities (MBS), causing the prices to decrease and yields to increase. When yields move higher, refinance rates get more expensive.
People typically buy more homes when the economy is strong, driving demand for mortgages. Increased demand can cause an increase in rates. Less demand can lead to lower rates.
What are current mortgage refinance rates?
The current mortgage rate environment has been unstable because of the coronavirus pandemic, but generally rates have been low. Mortgage rates are rising and falling from week to week, as lenders are inundated with forbearance and refinance requests. In general, however, rates are consistently below 4 percent and even dipping into the mid to low 3s. This is an especially good time for people with good to excellent credit to lock in a low rate for a purchase loan. However, lenders are also raising credit standards for borrowers and demanding higher down payments as they try to dampen their risks.
Methodology: The rates you see above are Bankrate.com Site Averages. These calculations are run after the close of the previous business day and include rates and/or yields we have collected that day for a specific banking product. Bankrate.com site averages tend to be volatile — they help consumers see the movement of rates day to day. The institutions included in the “Bankrate.com Site Average” tables will be different from one day to the next, depending on which institutions’ rates we gather on a particular day for presentation on the site.
To learn more about the different rate averages Bankrate publishes, see “Understanding Bankrate’s Rate Averages.”
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