Mortgage rates rise despite fall in wholesale rates Home owners are facing further misery as mortgage lenders push up interest rates and ditch their cheapest deals despite signs that their own borrowing costs are falling. Read more on AFP Telegraph Finance News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance

Mortgage rates rise despite Fed plan The Associated PressNEW YORK — Rates on fixed mortgages jumped from their lowest levels in decades this week. Freddie Mac says the average rate for 30-year fixed loans rose to 4. Read more on Contra Costa Times