FHA Mortgage Rates August 17, 2010
Today’s 30 year fixed FHA mortgage rate is now at 4.50% according to the most recent survey of the top FHA mortgage lenders performed by Findlocalmortgagerates.com. The average points charged to obtain the 4.50% FHA mortgage rate from the bank mortgage lenders in the survey came in at 0.70 points.
FHA mortgage rates continue to remain at historic low levels along with conventional mortgage rates. High down payments and tougher bank lending standards continue to make it difficult for a number of consumers to take advantage of the current low mortgage rates in the conventional market, which is ultimately pushing more borrowers into FHA loans for both home purchases and refinance transactions.
The top five bank mortgage lenders that are included in the Findlocalmortgagerates.com FHA mortgage rate survey are Bank of America Home Loans, Wells Fargo Home Loans, US Bank, SunTrust Mortgage and HSBC Mortgage.
The results of the survey from these bank mortgage lenders with the 30 year FHA mortgage rate, origination and discount points and APR’s are listed below.
The Bank of America mortgage rate on a 30 year FHA loan is 4.625% with 1.25 points and an APR of 4.770%.
Wells mortgage rate for a 30 year FHA is 4.50% and 1.0 point for a 5.233% APR.
US Bank mortgage rate is at 4.50% with zero points and a 5.271% APR for a 30 year term FHA home loan.
SunTrust mortgage rate on an FHA 30 year is 4.25% with 1.25 points and an APR at 4.794%.
HSBC Mortgage rate is 4.625% with no points and a 4.804% APR for a 30 year FHA mortgage loan.
FHA loans remain available with a down payment as low as 3.5%. Though the lending criteria for FHA loans has tighten along with conventional mortgages, the credit requirements, income and asset requirements for FHA loans remain significantly more flexible.
The FHA mortgage rates, costs and APRs listed are for owner occupied single family properties with a loan amount of approximately $250,000.00. The bank mortgage rates listed are current as of this publication date but are subject to change. All mortgage loans require bank approval, additional conditions and some restrictions may apply.