Talking Points
- Rates for home loans were unchanged after notching their first weekly increase in 2017, mortgage provider Freddie Mac said Thursday.
- The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.19 percent during the February 2 week. The 15-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.41 percent, up one basis point during the week.
- The 5-year, Treasury-indexed, hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage averaged 3.23 percent, up from 3.20 percent the prior week.
- The 10-year Treasury yield fell 5 basis points during the week as familiar signs of slow growth re-emerged, Freddie noted in a release.