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 <p>US <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Mortgage rate" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/mortgage-rate.html">Mortgage rate</a>s continued their upward trajectory this week, with the average 30-year fixed rate increasing to 7.4%, according to data from Freddie Mac. This is the highest level the key benchmark rate has reached since April 2002.</p> 
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    <p lang="en" dir="ltr">JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Average 30-year fixed mortgage rate increases to 7.4%, highest since 2002.</p>— Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) August 17, 2023 
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 <p>One year ago, the average 30-year fixed <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Mortgage rate" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/mortgage-rate.html">Mortgage rate</a> stood significantly lower at 5.13%. Rates have been on the rise since late May of this year when they first crossed above 6.5%. The surge in rates reflects a rapid shift in the macroeconomic environment.</p> 
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 <p>The <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Fed" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/fed.html">Fed</a>eral Reserve has been aggressively raising its benchmark interest rate in an effort to combat high <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="inflation" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/inflation.html">inflation</a>. This has flowed through to US <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Mortgage rate" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/mortgage-rate.html">Mortgage rate</a>s, which tend to increase with the direction of broader interest rates.</p> 
 <p>The mortgage rates reported each week by Freddie Mac aim to reflect the average interest rates available nationwide by gathering data on thousands of mortgage applications submitted to lenders. The specific 30-year fixed-rate average is calculated using only applicants with excellent credit and 20% down payments.</p> 
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 <p>Therefore, it does not represent rates offered to every borrower but provides a benchmark for pricing trends. The <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Fed" href="https://thebittimes.com/tag/fed.html">Fed</a>eral Reserve does not directly control long-term rates. However, its monetary policy actions do substantially influence the direction of rates.</p> 
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Average 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Increases to 7.4%

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