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title: U.S. Mortgage Interest Rates Decline Slightly
description: Average U.S. mortgage interest rates declines slightly for the week ending February 9, 2017, and have been relatively flat in 2017.
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# [U.S. Mortgage Interest Rates Decline Slightly](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog/u.s.-mortgage-interest-rates-decline-slightly)

 Written by [Rich Rosa](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/blog/author/rich-rosa) | Feb 12, 2017 8:37:08 PM

Average U.S. mortgage interest rates slightly declined for the week ending February 9, 2017, and remained within a two-basis-point range over the past three weeks, according to Freddie Mac's weekly Primary Mortgage Market Survey.

The [30-year, fixed rate mortgage loan](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/loan) averaged 4.17 percent, with an average 0.4 point, down from 4.19 percent the previous week and 3.65 percent the previous year. 

"The 30-year fixed [mortgage](https://info.buyersbrokersonly.com/12-massachusetts-mortgage-mistakes) fell two basis points to 4.17 percent this week," Freddie Mac chief economist Sean Becketti said. "Rates are at about the same level at which they started the year and have stayed within a two basis point range over the past three weeks. Mixed economic releases such as Friday's jobs report and uncertainty about the Administration's fiscal policies have contributed to the holding pattern in rates."

The 15-year, fixed rate [mortgage loan](https://www.buyersbrokersonly.com/video/how-home-buyers-pay-for-closing-costs) averaged 3.39 percent, with an average 0.4 point, down from a 3.41 percent average the previous week. During the same time last year, the 15-year note averaged 2.95 percent.

The five-year, adjustable rate mortgage loan averaged 3.21 percent.

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