Mortgage insurance is paid if you as a borrower were to make a down payment of less than 20 percent on your home loan. It is paid by you, but is used to protect the lender from losses if you were to default on the loan. When it comes to the FHA, borrowers must pay a mortgage insurance premium, or MIP, on the home loan. For all other borrowers, Congress has established the funding fee rates for loans closed . on. or . after January 1, 2020, at the levels listed below: Purchase and Construction Loan. Note: Reduced fees only apply to loans made to purchase or construct a home with a down payment of at least 5 percent. Additionally, the 15-year fixed mortgage rate was 3.41%, and for 5/1 ARMs, the rate was 3.28%. Check Zillow for mortgage rate trends and up-to-the-minute mortgage rates for your state, or use the mortgage calculator to calculate monthly payments at the current rates. The weekly mortgage rate chart above illustrates the average 30-year fixed