LendingTree: Fewer homebuyers received mortgage rates under 5% last week

LendingTree’s latest Mortgage Rate Competition Index revealed that the number of borrowers with interest rates under 5% reversed course, inching backwards for the week ending Mar. 12, 2019. Last week, by shopping for the best mortgage rates, homebuyers could have seen median lifetime savings of $36,370 in interest on a $300,000 loan.