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Rates across every mortgage type ended the week with a notable Friday climb. Not only that, but all but two of the increases were for double-digit basis points. The 30-year and 15-year averages each jumped about a quarter percentage point.

The latest 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average is 7.57%. But rates vary widely across lenders, so it's always wise to shop around for your best mortgage option and compare rates regularly, no matter what type of loan you're in the market for.

National Averages of Lenders' Best Rates
Loan Type	New Purchase	Refinance
30-Year Fixed	7.57%	7.84%
FHA 30-Year Fixed	7.49%	7.75%
Jumbo 30-Year Fixed	6.77%	6.77%
15-Year Fixed	7.03%	7.14%
5/6 ARM	7.30%	7.51%

National averages of the lowest rates offered by more than 200 of the country's top lenders, with a loan-to-value ratio (LTV) of 80%, an applicant with a FICO credit score of 700–760, and no mortgage points.

Mortgage Rates Today

Today's National Mortgage Rate Averages

Rates on 30-year new purchase mortgages bolted 24 basis points higher Friday, reclaiming almost all of the 26 points they'd subtracted over the previous week. The flagship average is now back up to 7.57%. In early July, the 30-year average surged to 7.70%, considered a 23-year high, but then plunged to 7.17% a week later. It has since been bobbing around in the low-to-mid 7% range.

Rates on 15-year mortgages also jumped, adding back 26 basis points Friday after a previous one-week decline of 31 points. That raises the 15-year average to 7.03%, which is not far below the July 6 peak of 7.11%. That mark is estimated to be the average's highest reading in 15 years.

All four jumbo averages also climbed, but by a more moderate eighth of a point. The jumbo 30-year average had marked time at 6.65% for a full week, but is now back up to the estimated 14-year high of 6.77%. It's the third time the jumbo 30-year average has hit that ceiling.

The only averages to climb less than a tenth of a point Friday were the 5/6 ARM average, rising 4 basis points, and the FHA 15-year fixed average, which added 5 basis points.

Refinancing rates also rose by double digits Friday, with only the 5/6 ARM refi average increasing less than a tenth of a point. The 30-year refi average jumped 26 basis points and the 15-year refi average, 18 points. Like their new purchase counterparts, all four jumbo refi averages rose an eighth of a percentage point. That leaves Friday's gap between 30-year new purchase and refi rates at a slim 27 basis points.

After a historical rate plunge in August 2021—which lowered the 30-year average to a remarkable 2.89%—mortgage rates have skyrocketed over the last two years. Major surges were seen in June 2022, October 2022, May 2023, and July 2023, with the most recent peak for 30-year rates taking the average to what's considered to be a 20-year high. However, it's difficult to nail down precisely how far back we'd have to go to find rates this high, since daily rate averages weren't published before 2009.

The rates you see here generally won’t compare directly with teaser rates you see advertised online, since those rates are cherry-picked as the most attractive, while these rates are averages. Teaser rates may involve paying points in advance, or they may be selected based on a hypothetical borrower with an ultra-high credit score or taking a smaller-than-typical loan. The mortgage rate you ultimately secure will be based on factors like your credit score, income, and more, so it may be higher or lower than the averages you see here.

National Averages of Lenders' Best Rates - New Purchase
Loan Type	New Purchase Rates	Daily Change
30-Year Fixed	7.57%	+0.24
FHA 30-Year Fixed	7.49%	+0.32
VA 30-Year Fixed	7.45%	+0.32
Jumbo 30-Year Fixed	6.77%	+0.12
20-Year Fixed	7.53%	+0.29
15-Year Fixed	7.03%	+0.26
FHA 15-Year Fixed	6.96%	+0.05
Jumbo 15-Year Fixed	6.77%	+0.12
10-Year Fixed	7.04%	+0.32
10/6 ARM	7.64%	+0.30
7/6 ARM	7.51%	+0.18
Jumbo 7/6 ARM	6.58%	+0.12
5/6 ARM	7.30%	+0.04
Jumbo 5/6 ARM	6.68%	+0.12

National Averages of Lenders' Best Rates - Refinance
Loan Type	Refinance Rates	Daily Change
30-Year Fixed	7.84%	+0.26
FHA 30-Year Fixed	7.75%	+0.20
VA 30-Year Fixed	7.84%	+0.11
Jumbo 30-Year Fixed	6.77%	+0.12
20-Year Fixed	7.84%	+0.28
15-Year Fixed	7.14%	+0.18
FHA 15-Year Fixed	7.21%	+0.19
Jumbo 15-Year Fixed	6.77%	+0.12
10-Year Fixed	7.14%	+0.20
10/6 ARM	7.86%	+0.20
7/6 ARM	7.61%	+0.14
Jumbo 7/6 ARM	6.68%	+0.12
5/6 ARM	7.51%	+0.06
Jumbo 5/6 ARM	6.68%	+0.12

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Lowest Mortgage Rates by State

The lowest mortgage rates available vary depending on the state where originations occur. Mortgage rates can be influenced by state-level variations in credit score, average mortgage loan type, and size, in addition to individual lenders' varying risk management strategies.

What Causes Mortgage Rates to Rise or Fall?

Mortgage rates are determined by a complex interaction of macroeconomic and industry factors, such as the level and direction of the bond market, including 10-year Treasury yields; the Federal Reserve's current monetary policy, especially as it relates to funding government-backed mortgages; and competition between mortgage lenders and across loan types. Because fluctuations can be caused by any number of these at once, it's generally difficult to attribute the change to any one factor.

Macroeconomic factors kept the mortgage market relatively low for much of 2021. In particular, the Federal Reserve had been buying billions of dollars of bonds in response to the pandemic's economic pressures. This bond-buying policy is a major influencer on mortgage rates.

But starting in November 2021, the Fed began tapering its bond purchases downward, making sizable reductions each month until reaching net-zero in March 2022.

The federal funds rate, which is set every six to eight weeks by the Fed's rate and policy committee—the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)—can also influence mortgage rates. However, it does not directly drive mortgage rates, and in fact, the fed funds rate and mortgage rates can move in opposite directions.

At its latest meeting, which concluded on July 26, the Fed hiked rates by a widely expected 25 basis points, raising the fed funds rate to a range of 5.25% to 5.50%. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said that because inflation is still above the Fed's target rate of 2%, the rate-setting committee could either raise rates again or pause when it meets on Sept. 20, depending on economic conditions.

Methodology

The national averages cited above were calculated based on the lowest rate offered by more than 200 of the country's top lenders, assuming a loan-to-value ratio (LTV) of 80% and an applicant with a FICO credit score in the 700–760 range. The resulting rates are representative of what customers should expect to see when receiving actual quotes from lenders based on their qualifications, which may vary from advertised teaser rates.

For our map of the best state rates, the lowest rate currently offered by a surveyed lender in that state is listed, assuming the same parameters of an 80% LTV and a credit score between 700–760.

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