That said, with mortgage rates very slow to track the Fed funds rate lower and banks skittish about making further loans amid ... Except for some of the bigger markets where prices got the most overheated, such as California and Florida, home prices ...

If the Federal Reserve is busy cutting interest rates, why are mortgage rates jumping? ... Forecast: Big quake likely in California

The mortgage rates do not include add-on fees known as points. For 30-year and 15-year ... Home prices plunge across California

Interest rates Due to changes in the conforming and non- conforming loan limits, the weekly survey of Southland lenders titled "Average Mortgage Rates and Indexes" will not appear this week. The feature will resume next week.

WASHINGTON - Mortgage rates sank this week, reflecting investors' worries about the country's economic health.

Mortgage rates sank this week, reflecting investors' worries about the country's economic ... HUD raises loan guarantee limits in California

WASHINGTON -- Mortgage rates sank this week, reflecting investors' worries about the country's economic health.

Mortgage rates are rising, putting additional pressure on the troubled housing market, and a new report on inflation suggests that rates might go up even more.

Mortgage rates are rising, putting additional pressure on the troubled housing market, and a new report on inflation suggests that rates might go up even more.

A trade group plan could mean the mortgage rates might stay higher than borrowers expect. George DeAnda wants to refinance his $540,000 mortgage. So like many homeowners with so-called jumbo loans, the Yorba Linda resident has been anxiously awaiting new government rules that were expected to make big mortgages more available and less expensive.