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Wells Fargo Mortgage Rates December 8, 2009

Posted in December 10th, 2009

Wells Fargo Bank mortgage rates for select fixed rate mortgage programs and adjustable rate mortgage programs.
Current mortgage rates for conforming home loan amounts:
30 year fixed rate mortgage is 4.875% with 1 point and APR of 5.065%.
15 year fixed rate mortgage is 4.250% with 1 point and APR of 4.573%.
Conforming home loans have a minimum down [...]

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