Mortgage Rates Commentary 12 January 2010

Mortgage Rates

CBS Canterbury caused the first mortgage rate ripples of 2010 by jumping up four of its rates by between 20 and 30 basis points yesterday.

Its six-month rate increased by 20 basis points to 6.45% putting it a lot higher than the median of 6.15% for non-bank lenders and its two-year rate also increased 20 basis points to 7.45%.

The one-year rate increased a 30 basis points to 6.55%, also significantly higher than the median of 6.25% and not to be left out the three-year rate also jumped up 26 basis points to 8.25%.

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