U.S. mortgage rates fall Monday - BestInfo - 2005-03-08
The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage with no upfront points dropped 1/8 of a percentage point on Monday, to 5-3/4 percent, according to BestInfo Inc.

If the mortgage market on Tuesday continues in its present direction, rates may remain the same.

The 30-year mortgage rate with one upfront point fell 1/8 of a percentage point to 5-1/2 percent.
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Create your own mortgage debt reduction - 2005-03-08
The key to mortgage debt reduction is principal payments. The more you pay down the principal, the faster the loan will be paid off.

Note, I have not talked about simple interest. Increasing the number of payments you make on the same loan has virtually no impact on your debt, whatever the biweekly mortgage zealots out there claim.
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