Historical Data

 

iconTable 14. Mortgage Interest Rates, Average Commitment Rates, and Points: 1973–Present

 


Period
FHA Conventional
30-Year Fixed Rate 30-Year Fixed Rate 15-Year Fixed Rate 1-Year ARMs
Rate* Points 1 Rate Points Rate Points Rate Points
Annual Data
1973 7.41 5.4 8.04 1.0 NA NA NA NA
1974 8.85 4.6 9.19 1.2 NA NA NA NA
1975 8.64 4.4 9.04 1.1 NA NA NA NA
1976 8.50 3.2 8.88 1.2 NA NA NA NA
1977 8.27 2.7 8.84 1.1 NA NA NA NA
1978 9.10 3.6 9.63 1.3 NA NA NA NA
1979 10.00 4.5 11.19 1.6 NA NA NA NA
1980 12.36 5.7 13.77 1.8 NA NA NA NA
1981 15.17 5.1 16.63 2.1 NA NA NA NA
1982 14.83 4.1 16.09 2.2 NA NA NA NA
1983 12.24 4.4 13.23 2.1 NA NA NA NA
1984 13.21 3.8 13.87 2.5 NA NA 11.49 2.5
1985 11.96 2.8 12.42 2.5 NA NA 10.04 2.5
1986 9.75 2.2 10.18 2.2 NA NA 8.42 2.3
1987 9.67 2.8 10.20 2.2 NA NA 7.82 2.2
1988 10.25 1.5 10.33 2.1 NA NA 7.90 2.3
1989 10.08 1.6 10.32 2.1 NA NA 8.80 2.3
1990 9.92 1.8 10.13 2.1 NA NA 8.36 2.1
1991 9.25 0.9 9.25 2.0 NA NA 7.10 1.9
1992 8.29 1.2 8.40 1.7 7.96 1.7 5.63 1.7
1993 7.46 0.4 7.33 1.6 6.83 1.6 4.59 1.5
1994 8.42 0.6 8.35 1.8 7.86 1.8 5.33 1.5
1995 8.28 0.5 7.95 1.8 7.49 1.8 6.07 1.5
1996 8.03 0.5 7.81 1.7 7.32 1.7 5.67 1.4
1997 7.90 0.4 7.59 1.7 7.13 1.7 5.60 1.4
1998 7.12 0.3 6.95 1.1 6.59 1.1 5.59 1.1
1999 7.53 0.5 7.44 1.0 7.06 1.0 5.98 1.0
2000 NA NA 8.05 1.0 7.72 1.0 7.04 1.0
2001 NA NA 6.97 0.9 5.83 0.9 6.51 0.9
2002 NA NA 6.54 0.6 5.98 0.6 4.61 0.7
Monthly Data
2002                
January
NA
NA
7.00
0.7
6.49
0.7
5.16
0.8
February
NA
NA
6.84
0.7
6.32
0.7
4.98
0.7
March
NA
NA
7.07
0.7
6.58
0.7
5.09
0.7
April
NA NA
6.99
0.7
6.48
0.7
4.96
0.8
May
NA NA
6.81
0.7
6.28
0.7
4.79
0.7
June
NA NA
6.65
0.6
6.11
0.6
4.65
0.5
July
NA NA
6.49
0.6
5.93
0.5
4.51
0.5
August
NA NA
6.29
0.6
5.70
0.6
4.38
0.6
September
NA NA
6.09
0.6
5.51
0.6
4.29
0.6
October NA NA 6.12 0.6 5.50 0.6 4.27 0.6
November NA NA 6.05 0.6 5.45 0.6 4.14 0.6
December NA NA 6.05 0.6 5.45 0.6 4.12 0.6
2003  
January NA NA 6.12 0.6 5.53 0.6 4.30 0.7
February NA NA 6.11 0.6 5.50 0.6 4.27 0.6
March NA NA 6.05 0.6 5.44 0.6 4.16 0.7

*Mortgage loan interest rate data on FHA-insured loans are no longer collected by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

1 Annual data for the FHA rate are based on the most active (modal) quote and the secondary market discount (excluding origination fee) until 1994. Subsequent annual and monthly data are based on the average rate quoted and the primary market discount (excluding origination fee).

Sources: Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development (FHA), and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Conventional)

http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/


Next Table

Home | Table of Contents | Summary | National Data
Regional Activity | Historical Data | 2002 Annual Index | Subscription Form