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Mortgage Rates Officially at 6 Week Highs

May 13, 2026 · 6:58 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates rose somewhat sharply yesterday to match the highest level since March 27th. They're just a hair higher today, thus officially at 6-week…

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Mortgage Rates Match Highest Level Since March

May 12, 2026 · 7:28 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

When the Iran war was in its initial escalation phase, the initial surge in markets took the top-tier 30yr fixed rate to 6.64% for the average lender by…

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Mortgage Rates Rising to Start New Week

May 11, 2026 · 7:30 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Last week was decidedly stronger for mortgage rates as they either held steady or moved lower on 5 out of 5 days. All told, it was a 0.14% drop from the…

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Mortgage Rates End Week Slightly Lower

May 8, 2026 · 05:52 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

It ended up being a decent round trip for rates this week. Monday kicked things off with a jump to the highest level in more than a month, and the third…

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Mortgage Rates Erase Early Improvement

May 7, 2026 · 06:46 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

The day began on a fairly hopeful note for the mortgage market. During overnight trading hours, the bond market improved following a report regarding a…

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Mortgage Rates Make a More Serious Recovery

May 6, 2026 · 07:40 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates spiked sharply on Monday, hitting the highest levels in more than a month as escalation fears ramped up surrounding the Iran war. Yesterday…

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Mortgage Rates Edge Just Barely Lower

May 5, 2026 · 06:43 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

One popular refrain in the mortgage industry is that rates take the escalator on the way up and the stairs on the way down. Yesterday was definitely an…

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Highest Rates in More Than a Month

May 4, 2026 · 07:19 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Top-tier 30-year fixed rates are back above 6.5% today for the first time in more than a month for the average lender. Many lenders raised rates during the…

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Mortgage Rates End Week on a Calm Note

May 1, 2026 · 05:58 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Low volatility was the most obvious theme for mortgage rates last week. From April 14th through last Friday, the range for a top-tier 30yr fixed rate…

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Mortgage Rates Recover Some of Yesterday's Losses

Apr 30, 2026 · 7:09 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates spiked on Wednesday (yesterday) after reports suggested a prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. As has been the case for most of the…

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