US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to 6.66%
Brief · Published 2026-08-27 · Data period 2026-08-27
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The 30-year mortgage rate rose to 6.66% in the week ended Aug. 27, from 6.65% a week earlier. The rate has hovered between 6.43% and 6.69% over the past three months, with the latest reading matching the level seen in the week ended July 30. It stands above the 6.56% recorded a year ago but remains far below its all-time high of 18.63% from October 1981 and well above the record low of 2.65% set in January 2021, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
Related
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- United States Total Housing Inventory
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- United States New Home Sales
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Source & methodology
Data source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
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