US average rate on 30-year home loan 4.21 percent By The Associated Press May 8, 2014 3:53 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell for a second straight week as the spring home-buying season has gotten off to a slow start. Here’s a look at rates for fixed and adjustable mortgages this week and over the past year: Recommended Stories Who’s turning up for oil rig work in post-Maduro Venezuela?'America First' requires dominance of King DollarAnheuser-Busch praised for patriotic Budweiser Super Bowl ad after Bud Light controversy Related Content Beltway Confidential Trump should go for regime change in Iran Healthcare Advocates fear Trump’s addiction recovery initiative is an empty promise Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance Trump is making healthcare affordable again Faith, Freedom, and Self-Reliance Abortion facilities are not more sacred than churches Opinion Chicago isn’t listening to Italian Americans