Mortgage rates hit highest level in over a year: Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Thursday, September 3, 2026
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"Mortgage rates hit highest level in over a year: Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Thursday, September 3, 2026" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 3 articles from 3 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Fox Business, ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos and Yahoo Finance. 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 64d ago.
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Why is "Mortgage rates hit highest level in over a year: Mortgage and refinance interest" trending?
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Coverage (12)
- Advice for Utah homebuyers as rates near previous highs Deseret News · 63d ago
- 30-year mortgage rate hits highest since July 2025 Yahoo Finance · 63d ago
- Are mortgage rates heading back above 7%? Here's what experts think. CBS News · 63d ago
- Mortgage Rates Drop to Week's Best Levels mortgagenewsdaily.com · 63d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, Sept 4, 2026: 30-Year Refinance Rate Rises by 8 Basis Points Norada Real Estate Investments · 63d ago
- Today's Mortgage Rates, September 4, 2026: 30-Year Rates Rise to 6.83% WSJ · 63d ago
- Average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to highest level in 13 months AP News · 64d ago
- High sixes stall refi; target buyers adjusting to new normal National Mortgage News · 64d ago
- Mortgage rates hit a new high for 2026, marching closer to 7% CNN · 64d ago
- Mortgage rates jump to highest level in over a year Fox Business · 64d ago
- Average rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to highest level in 13 months ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · 64d ago
- Mortgage rates hit highest level in over a year: Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Thursday, September 3, 2026 Yahoo Finance · 64d ago
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