Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year at 6.66%
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📍 How it ended
U.S. mortgage rates reached a one-year high of 6.66% amid persistent inflation fears and a sluggishly expanding economy. Following this peak, 30-year refinance rates saw drops of 7 and 16 basis points.
Pending home sales declined in the U.S. and Utah.
Epilogue added 93d ago, after coverage quieted.
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"Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to highest level in a year at 6.66%" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 25 articles from 17 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Yahoo Finance, Fortune, Bloomberg.com and Mortgage News Daily. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 92d ago.
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Coverage (30)
- Mortgage retreat, still near one-year high Yahoo Finance · 92d ago
- Mortgage Rates Slightly Higher Ahead of Jobs Report Mortgage News Daily · 92d ago
- US FREDDIE MAC 15-YEAR MORTGAGE RATE AVERAGES 6.01% IN LATEST WEEK VS. 6.04% LAST WEEK, 5.75% IN YEAR AGO WEEK TradingView · 92d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, August 6, 2026: 30-Year Refinance Rate Drops by 15 Basis Points Norada Real Estate Investments · 92d ago
- Mortgage Rates Are Creating a Two-Tier Housing Market Newsweek · 92d ago
- Mortgage rates hit highest levels in over a year: Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Thursday, August 6, 2026 Yahoo Finance · 92d ago
- Mortgage rates rise for 5th straight week, hitting levels not seen since 2025 for 2nd week in a row The Boston Globe · 92d ago
- Mortgage rates hit highest level in over a year foxbusiness.com · 92d ago
- Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Thursday, August 6, 2026: Rates mostly lower on Iran optimism Yahoo Finance · 93d ago
- Current refi mortgage rates report for Aug. 6, 2026 Fortune · 93d ago
- Why Are US Mortgage Rates So High? What Would Lower Them? Bloomberg.com · 93d ago
- Current refi mortgage rates report for Aug. 5, 2026 Fortune · 93d ago
- Mortgage Rates Steady at 2 Week Lows Mortgage News Daily · 93d ago
- Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Wednesday, August 5, 2026: Rates mixed as Iran negotiations focus on Hormuz Yahoo Finance · 93d ago
- Mortgage rates hit a one-year high. What does it mean for Florida real estate? Tampa Bay Times · 93d ago
- Why Are Mortgage Rates So High? What Would Lower Them? bloomberg.com · 93d ago
- Mortgage Rates Lowest in Over 2 Weeks mortgagenewsdaily.com · 93d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, August 5, 2026: 30-Year Rates Fall to 6.76% WSJ · 93d ago
- US Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Level in a Year as Fed Uncertainty and Iran Tensions Loom Yahoo Finance · 93d ago
- Mortgage applications fall as rates spike Axios · 93d ago
- US Mortgage Rates Rise to 6.81%, Highest Level in a Year Bloomberg.com · 93d ago
- Is it a bad time to buy a home? Buyers say yes, data shows. MarketWatch · 93d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, August 5, 2026: 30-Year Refinance Rate Rises by 1 Basis Point Norada Real Estate Investments · 93d ago
- Mortgage rates hit their highest level in over a year, causing demand to drop below year-ago levels CNBC · 93d ago
- Will mortgage rates keep going up? Deseret News · 97d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, August 2, 2026: 30-Year Refinance Rate Drops by 16 Basis Points Norada Real Estate Investments · 97d ago
- America In Focus: US economy expands at sluggish pace, mortgage rate hit the highest level in a year AP News · 97d ago
- Pending home sales down in the U.S., Utah Deseret News · 99d ago
- America In Focus: US economy expands at sluggish pace, mortgage rate hit the highest level in a year WRAL · 99d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, August 1, 2026: 30-Year Refinance Rate Drops by 7 Basis Points noradarealestate.com · 99d ago
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