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Mortgage rates ease again, but remain higher than this time last year

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.65% from 6.67% last week.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Today’s Mortgage Rates Tick Up to 6.83%: Aug. 19, 2026 (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Today’s average interest rate on a 30-year purchase mortgage is 6.83%, which is slightly higher than yesterday’s reading of 6.808%,…

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell to 6.65% this week, Freddie Mac says, its second straight decline (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The average rate on a 30-year mortgage fell to 6.65% this week, Freddie Mac says, its second straight decline

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    Mortgage rates ease again, but remain higher than this time last year (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Anchorage Daily News's feed description

    Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate fell to 6.65% from 6.67% last week.

  4. FOX Business

    Mortgage rates fall for second consecutive week (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell this week to 6.65%, according to the latest Freddie Mac data released Thursday. That is down from last week's reading of 6.67%.

  5. WTOP Washington DC

    Today’s Mortgage Rates Retreat to Weekly Lows: Aug. 20, 2026 (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    Today’s average interest rate on a 30-year purchase mortgage is 6.804%, which is lower than yesterday’s reading of 6.83%, according…

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