By Diana Olick Published March 6, 2020 by CNBC
The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage fell to a record low of 3.29%, Freddie Mac reported last week.
That’s down from the previous low of 3.31% in November 2012, in the wake of the financial crisis. Fears of the coronavirus hitting financial markets have pushed bond yields down, yields which mortgage rates general track.
That drop means that now nearly 13 million borrowers can save money by refinancing their home loans and lowering their current rates by at least 75 basis points, according to Black Knight, a mortgage data and analytics company.
That is the highest number of potential refinance candidates on record. It is also an increase of 1.7 million eligible borrowers in just the last week and a 60% jump year to date.
The average borrower can save about $277 per month on a 30-year fixed loan. If all those borrowers did it, that would be a collective $3.5 billion a month in payments.
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Bankrate’s guide to mortgage refinance:
https://www.bankrate.com/mortgages/refinance-rates/#survey
