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Mortgage rates fell for a second consecutive week, albeit by very little, according to mortgage financier Freddie Mac.

The popular 30-year fixed averaged 4.95 percent during the week ending March 11, down from 4.97 percent a week ago and 5.03 percent last year.

The 15-year fixed fell a single basis point to 4.32 percent, and is still lower than the 4.64 percent seen a year earlier.

The five-year adjustable-rate mortgage averaged 4.05 percent, down from 4.11 percent last week and 4.99 percent last year.

Finally, the one-year ARM slipped to 4.22 percent from 4.27 percent, and is well below the 4.80 percent average seen in early March 2009.

“During a light week of mixed economic reports, mortgage rates eased somewhat,” said Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac vice president and chief economist, in a statement. (Why mortgage rates are going down)

“Pending existing home sales fell 7.6 percent in January, well below the market consensus of a 1 percent gain. Meanwhile, the economy lost only 36,000 jobs in February, fewer than market forecasts, and the unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent.”

The interest rates above are good for conforming loan amounts at a loan to value of 80 percent; pricing adjustments may raise or lower your actual rate.

Jumbo loans continue to price one percent or higher than conforming loans.

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