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NEW YORK, March 25, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ ----Mortgage rates moved to levels most have never seen, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropping to 5.19 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.42 discount and origination points.
The average 15-year fixed rate mortgage retreated to 4.80 percent and the average jumbo 30-year fixed rate fell to 6.66 percent. Adjustable rate mortgages were lower also, with the average 1-year ARM pulling back to 5.30 percent and the 5/1 ARM slipping to 5.21 percent.
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