MCLEAN, VA--(Marketwired - Apr 11, 2013) - [ Freddie Mac ] (OTCQB: [ FMCC ]) today released the results of its [ Primary Mortgage Market Survey^® ] (PMMS^®), showing average fixed mortgage rates edging down for the second consecutive week following weak employment reports. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 3.43 percent this week remains near its 65-year record low and continues to provide support for the housing recovery.

News Facts

• [ 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ] (FRM) averaged 3.43 percent with an average 0.8 point for the week ending April 11, 2013, down from last week when it averaged 3.54 percent. Last year at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 3.88 percent. 
  
  
• [ 15-year FRM ] this week averaged 2.65 percent with an average 0.7 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.74 percent. A year ago at this time, the 15-year FRM averaged 3.11 percent.
   
• [ 5-year Treasury-indexed hybrid adjustable-rate mortgage ] (ARM) averaged 2.62 percent this week with an average 0.5 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.65 percent. A year ago, the 5-year ARM averaged 2.85 percent.
  
  
• [ 1-year Treasury-indexed ARM ] averaged 2.62 percent this week with an average 0.3 point, down from last week when it averaged 2.63 percent. At this time last year, the 1-year ARM averaged 2.80 percent. 

Average commitment rates should be reported along with average fees and points to reflect the total upfront cost of obtaining the mortgage. Visit the following links for the [ Regional and National Mortgage Rate Details ] and [ Definitions ]. Borrowers may still pay closing costs which are not included in the survey.

Quotes
Attributed to Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist, Freddie Mac.

"Mortgage rates fell further this week following a lackluster [ employment report ] for March. The economy added just 88,000 net new jobs last month, about one-third as many as February and the fewest since June 2012. In addition, approximately 496,000 people left the workforce causing the unemployment rate to fall to 7.6 percent. Further, average hourly earnings were unchanged in March, indicating income growth remains tepid."

Freddie Mac was established by Congress in 1970 to provide liquidity, stability and affordability to the nation's residential mortgage markets. Freddie Mac supports communities across the nation by providing mortgage capital to lenders. Today Freddie Mac is making home possible for one in four home borrowers and is one of the largest sources of financing for multifamily housing. For more information please visit [ www.FreddieMac.com ] and Twitter: [ @FreddieMac ].