Your only equity mortgage news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Mortgage rates still heading south read story Mortgage interest rates have fallen for the 10th time in the last 11 weeks, according to Freddie Mac's report on what lenders are offering to borrowers with solid credit and 20% down payments or home equity. Freddie Mac's weekly survey...   Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Set New Low read story Mortgage rates moved lower this week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate hitting another record low of 4.53 percent, according to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey.   Home mortgage refinance rates are low read story Home mortgage refinance rates are low right now. How can you capture the best rate?   Mortgage Bonds Lose Ground With Home Refi Boom: Credit Markets read story Government-backed U.S. mortgage bonds underperformed Treasuries in August by the most since November 2008 amid concern federal intervention may spark a refinancing wave that reduces the value of the securities.   Mortgage figures plunge in July read story Bank of England report shows mortgage lending at second-lowest level since records began Mortgage lending fell sharply in July as activity in the housing market remained subdued, according to Bank of England figures released today. Net lending totalled £86m for the month, down from June's £518m and the second-lowest monthly lending figure since the Bank's records began in 1993, although there ...   Blackstone skids on quarterly loss read story Stock tumbles 6% after IPO charges hit private equity firm's bottom line; management sees opportunities in weak mortgage market.   Reverse mortgage is expensive form of borrowing read story Q: I just checked on a reverse mortgage. I am 63, own my home and have no immediate family. My home is worth about $137,000. I have an outstanding home-equity loan for $10,500. The bank appraised my home at $125,000, because I have the outstanding equity loan. The interest rate is currently 5.49 percent with a mortgage insurance rate of 0.   UK mortgage lending dives to £86 million read story Mortgage lending in the UK dived sharply in July as activity in the housing market remained subdued, figures showed yesterday.   LendingTree.com Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse Reports 30-Year Fixed Rates as Low as Four Percent read story Average mortgage rates fell to new lows this week, according to the LendingTree Weekly Mortgage Rate Pulse, a snapshot of the lowest and average mortgage rates available within the LendingTree network of lenders.   Mortgage lending dives sharply to £86m read story Mortgage lending dived sharply in July as activity in the housing market remained subdued, figures showed today.