Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%
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"Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7%" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 4 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include WSJ, Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg.com and CNBC. 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 48d ago.
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Coverage (4)
- Mortgage Rates Today, September 23, 2026: 30-Year Rates Fall to 7.11% WSJ · 50d ago
- US fixed 30-year mortgage rate jumps to 7.12%, MBA says Yahoo Finance · 50d ago
- US Mortgage Rates Surge Above 7% to a More Than Two-Year High Bloomberg.com · 50d ago
- Nearly 10% of borrowers opted for riskier mortgages last week, as rates soared over 7% CNBC · 50d ago
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