NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage rates reversed most of last week's move, falling back to the second-lowest point of 2016. The benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate is now 3.80 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey. The 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.2 discount and origination points.

The larger jumbo 30-year fixed fell to the second-lowest level on record, at 3.70 percent, and the average 15-year fixed mortgage settled at 3.09 percent. Adjustable mortgage rates mostly followed suit, with the 5-year and 10-year ARMs receding to 3.24 percent and 3.61 percent, respectively.  

Mortgage rates retreated as oil prices, stock indices and bond yields all moved lower, unwinding much of the previous week's increase. Mortgage rates are closely related to yields on long-term government bonds. Mortgage rates are currently at the second-lowest point in the past ten months, taking a back seat only to the level seen two weeks ago. Concerns about the overall economy remain high and as sentiment swings back and forth with each economic release, mortgage rate volatility will persist.

At the current average 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 3.80 percent, the monthly payment for a $200,000 loan is $931.91.  

SURVEY RESULTS

30-year fixed: 3.80% -- down from 3.85% last week (avg. points: 0.20)

15-year fixed: 3.09% -- down from 3.12% last week (avg. points: 0.15)

5/1 ARM: 3.24% -- down from 3.28% last week (avg. points: 0.20)

Bankrate's national weekly mortgage survey is conducted each Wednesday from data provided by the top 10 banks and thrifts in 10 top markets.

For a full analysis of this week's move in mortgage rates, go to http://www.bankrate.com/finance/mortgages/mortgage-analysis-022516.aspx

The survey is complemented by Bankrate's weekly Rate Trend Index, in which a panel of mortgage experts predicts which way the rates are headed over the next seven days. There is no clear consensus this week, with 46 percent of the respondents predicting that mortgage rates will remain more or less unchanged over the next week. The remainder are evenly split, with 27 percent forecasting continued declines and an equal 27 percent expecting mortgage rates to rebound in the coming week.

About Bankrate, Inc.

Bankrate is a leading publisher, aggregator, and distributor of personal finance content on the Internet. Bankrate provides consumers with proprietary, fully researched, comprehensive, independent and objective personal finance editorial content across multiple vertical categories including mortgages, deposits, credit cards and other categories, such as retirement, automobile loans and taxes. The Bankrate network includes Bankrate.com, CreditCards.com, and Caring.com, our flagship websites, and other owned and operated personal finance websites, including Interest.com, Bankaholic.com, Mortgage-calc.com, CreditCardGuide.com and CreditCards.ca. Bankrate aggregates rate information from over 4,800 institutions on more than 300 financial products. With coverage of over 600 local markets, Bankrate generates rate tables in all 50 U.S. states. Bankrate develops and provides web services to over 100 co-branded websites with online partners, including some of the most trusted and frequently visited personal finance sites on the Internet such as Yahoo!, CNBC and Bloomberg. In addition, Bankrate licenses editorial content to over 500 newspapers on a daily basis including The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and The Boston Globe.

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SOURCE Bankrate.com