Mortgage Rates Fall to Record Lows With 30-Year at 3.34%

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U.S. mortgage rates declined to record lows, dropping borrowing costs after applications for refinancing rose for the first time in six weeks.

The average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to an all-time low of 3.34 percent in the week ended today from 3.4 percent, McLean, Virginia-based Freddie Mac said in a statement. The average 15-year rate slipped to 2.65 percent, also a record, from 2.69 percent.