Mortgage Rates are?. UP!

You heard it right folks.  For those of you playing roulette trying to game the mortgage interest rate market in light of recent Fed activity let this be a good lesson.  The Fed cuts and mortgage interest rates go higher.  Don't be fooled in to believing that the interest rates you pay on your mortgage are in lock-step with the Fed.  They aren't, and if you try to game the system that way you'll certainly miss out on opportunity. From the Market Watch story covering the rising mortgage rates: The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.68% during the week ending Jan. 31, up from last week's 5.48%. The mortgage averaged 6.34% a year ago. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.17%, up from 4.95%. The mortgage averaged 6.06% a year ago. Five-year Treasury-indexed hyb