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Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Rebound (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fixed mortgage rates reversed the decline seen last week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate rising to 6.20 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large lenders, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.47 discount and origination points.

Mortgage rates rise and lenders get strict (Bankrate.com)
Every time you fill the gas tank, you get a lesson in why mortgage rates are rising. Mortgage rates went up this week because prices for fuel and food keep moving higher and higher. The fear is that prices for everything else will get kicked upward, too.

Abbey raises mortgage rates (BBC News)
Abbey reverses recent cuts in mortgage rates, as it and the Woolwich raise the prices of some new deals.

Mortgage applications fall as rates rise (CNN Money)
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly application survey, volume fell 4.6% during the week ended May 23.

Rates rise and lenders get stricter (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Mortgage rates went up this week because prices for fuel and food keep moving higher and higher.

Abbey raises mortgage rates (Reuters.co.uk)
LONDON (Reuters) - Abbey has raised rates on some fixed-rate mortgages by up to 0.44 percent on the back of rising borrowing costs, just a week after announcing more rate cuts to lure new customers.

Japanese banks to hike mortgage rates - report (Sharewatch)
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and Resona Bank plan to raise mortgage interest rates next month to reflect the surge in long-term rates, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Wednesday without citing sources.

Mortgage application volume falls as rates rise (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Mortgage application volume fell 4.6 percent during the week ending May 23, according to the trade group Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly application survey.

US MBA Mortgage Survey Table Of Current Interest Rates (The Forex Market)
Change in Contract Rate (bps) Effective Total Contract 1 Week 4 Weeks 1 Year Rate Points Rate Ago Ago Ago 30-Year Fixed 6.18 1.11 5.96 7 -5 -35 15-Year Fixed 5.78 1.15 5.49 7 -5 -56 7-Year Balloon 5.62 0.88 5.40 -2 -20 -1 5-Year Balloon 5.47 0.89 5.25 13 -77 -68 ARM, 1-Yr Tsy 7.27 1.42 6.92 20 6 117 FHA 203 (b) 6.17 1.08 5.99 7 -35 -45 All rates except FHA 203(b) are for 80% loan-to-value ...

HOUSING: Jumbo loan rates fall dramatically (North County Times)
Expected to be one of the most important aspects of the president's economic stimulus package, an increase in loan limits has finally trickled through the market into lower interest rates for large mortgages, several mortgage brokers said.