Mortgage rates: Average on 30-year fixed loans rises to 4.86% NEW YORK — Fixed mortgage rates rose slightly this week, but the average rate on the 30-year loan remained below 5 percent. truliavisuals Read more on San Jose Mercury News

Japan crisis, Fed send mortgage rates down An abundance of bad news pushes rates down as uncertainty dims financial outlook. truliavisuals Read more on Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance