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Mortgage Rates Unchanged to Start The Week

Sep 8, 2026 · 07:09 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rates started the week right where they were on Friday for the average lender. At 6.89%, we're just a hair below the highest…

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Rates Only Slightly Higher Despite Strong Jobs Report

Sep 4, 2026 · 06:49 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates have a long and storied past with the monthly jobs report. Officially titled "The Employment Situation," the Bureau of Labor Statistics'…

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Mortgage Rates Drop to Week's Best Levels

Sep 3, 2026 · 07:59 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates finally had a decent day on Thursday after spending the previous three days inching into the highest levels in more than a year. Part of the…

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Mortgage Rates Approaching 7%

Sep 2, 2026 · 07:08 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

First things first: when we reference average, daily, top-tier 30yr fixed rates, it is for an ideal scenario that rarely exists in the wild. The average…

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Mortgage Rates Pushing New Long-Term Highs

Sep 1, 2026 · 08:02 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Fighting intensified today between the U.S. and Iran. Oil prices moved higher fairly quickly and bond yields followed. This has been a common pattern during…

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Highest Mortgage Rates in Over a Year, But Just Barely

Aug 31, 2026 · 8:02 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Bonds lost ground today, largely due to mechanical, month-end trading (i.e. not due to economic data, inflation, or news headlines). When bonds lose ground,…

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Mortgage Rates Jump to 3-Week Highs After Jackson Hole Speech

Aug 28, 2026 · 6:45 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Jackson Hole is a place in Wyoming, but it's also shorthand for an annual event where various central bankers get together and talk about monetary policy.…

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Mortgage Rates Hold Fairly Steady

Aug 27, 2026 · 7:45 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates barely budged again on Thursday, but there was far less data to digest compared to Wednesday. Bonds (which dictate rates) were steady to…

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Mortgage Rates Lower or Higher, Depending on When You Look

Aug 26, 2026 · 7:29 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Intraday volatility in the bond market can make it tricky to track day over day changes in mortgage rates. Lenders publish the day's first rates based on…

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Mortgage Rates Follow Oil Prices Lower

Aug 25, 2026 · 7:41 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Fuel prices continue dictating most of the day-to-day momentum for interest rates and today was a notable example. Early this morning, news reports…

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