US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 7.18%, up a full point on the year
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A short read of Freddie Mac's latest weekly mortgage survey as reported by the ABA Banking Journal. It covers the week-on-week move in both the 30-year and 15-year fixed rates and the year-ago comparison, giving lenders a quick marker on where benchmark home-loan pricing sits heading into late 2026.
- The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 7.18% this week, down from 7.24% the previous week, per Freddie Mac.
- The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage eased to 6.57% from 6.60% a week earlier.
- A year ago the 30-year rate was 6.22% and the 15-year rate was 5.5%, both well below current levels.
- The figures were reported by the ABA Banking Journal on 5 November 2026 and carry no regulatory obligation.
Executive summary
The ABA Banking Journal, reporting Freddie Mac's weekly survey on 5 November 2026, said the rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 7.18% this week, down from 7.24% the previous week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.57%,…
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https://bankingjournal.aba.com/2026/11/mortgage-rates-inch-down-2/Read by Regulus 12 Nov 2026 at 01:49 UTC
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