Freddie Mac reports the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.72% for the week ending Oct. 31 — up from 6.54% last week. U.S. mortgage rates jumped for the fifth consecutive week after ...

he average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the fifth straight week, returning to its highest level since early August. The rate rose to 6.72% from 6.54% last week, mortgage buyer ...

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The mortgage rate climbed to 6.79 percent from 6.72 percent last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.

Mortgage rates marched higher for the sixth straight week while purchase demand continues ... "As soon as rates began to rise in early October, purchase applications fell and over the last month ...