Forecasts for 2020 say rates will average around 3.7%. But rates could fluctuate greatly around that range. For instance, rates could bounce between 3.5% and 4% all year, and you’d get an average On September 16th, 2019, the average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 4.14%, the average rate for the 15-year fixed-rate mortgage is 3.64%, and the average rate on the 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) is 4.32%. Rates are quoted as Annual Percentage Rate (APR). Current Federal Reserve Interest Rates and Why They Change The interest rate targeted by the Federal Reserve, the range of the federal funds rate, is currently 1.0% to 1.25%. That’s after the Fed cut it half of a percentage point on March 3, 2020.