PMC Mortgage Lender's Blog Follow Freddie Mac's Market Survey on the PMC Blog February 5th, 2009 5:54 PM   Each week, Freddie Mac surveys 125 lenders to gauge current market rate conditions.  They take a sampling of mortgage companies, as well as commercial banks and thrifts to establish a very reliable snapshot of average mortgage rates. PMC Mortgage is consistently competitive with the weekly average, and with our flexible business model, we're often able to beat the national average. Call or email today to see if we can lower your rate! Click Here to see the current Market Survey February 12, 2009 30-Yr FRM 15-Yr FRM 5/1-Yr ARM 1-Yr ARM Average Rates 5.16 % 4.81 % 5.23 % 4.94 % Fees & Points 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 Margin N/A N/A 2.74 2.75   Posted by on February 5th, 2009 5:54 PMPost a Comment (0) * Name: * Email Address: URL: Comment: Type the characters you see in this picture, click "Submit" when finished.   This helps us prevent automated programs from posting comments and sending spam. * Name: * Email Address: Address: City: State: Zip:   This helps us prevent automated programs from creating bogus contacts and adding them to your contacts database.

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