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Mortgage Rates Today, Oct 21: Rates Hold Near Monthly Lows
Mortgage rates held flat Wednesday near their lowest levels in about a month, with the 30-year fixed index at 7.40% as Treasury yields moved sideways.
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Mortgage Rates Today, Oct 20: Rates Ease on AI Credit Fears
Mortgage rates eased Tuesday as AI-sector credit worries kept bonds bid, trimming the 10-year Treasury yield to 5.12% and the 30-year fixed index to 7.40%.
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Mortgage Rates Today, Oct 19: Rates Firm as Tech Rebounds
Mortgage rates rose Monday as a tech stock rebound pulled money out of bonds, lifting the 10-year Treasury yield to 5.15% and the 30-year fixed to 7.43%.
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Friday, October 16, 2026: Daily Mortgage Market Update — Rates Edge Higher as Oil Surge Stalls Bond Rally
Hotter import prices and a jump in crude above $100 kept Treasuries from extending the week's rally, nudging average 30-year mortgage quotes up slightly after a sharp weekly decline.
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Thursday, October 15, 2026: Daily Mortgage Market Update — Rates Ease as Tech Selloff Pulls Treasury Yields Lower
Hot September PPI failed to lift yields; a flight into Treasuries from the tech rout cut the 10-year about 11 basis points and pulled average mortgage quotes lower.
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Wednesday, October 14, 2026: Daily Mortgage Market Update — Rates Ease After Hot CPI Sparks Intraday Round Trip
Hotter September inflation briefly pushed yields above 5.32%, but a stock selloff pulled the 10-year back to about 5.19% and left mortgage averages a tick lower.
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Tuesday, October 13, 2026: Daily Mortgage Market Update — Rates Ease as Lower Oil Pulls Treasury Yields Off Highs
The 10-year yield fell to its lowest close since late September as oil slipped, nudging mortgage averages to two-week lows ahead of Wednesday's CPI report.
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Monday, October 12, 2026: Daily Mortgage Market Update — Rates Steady as Bond Market Closes for Columbus Day
With Treasury trading shut for the holiday, lenders priced off Friday's 5.24% 10-year close as markets look ahead to Wednesday's September CPI report.
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Wednesday, October 7, 2026: Daily Mortgage Market Update — Rates Edge Higher as Strong 10-Year Auction Erases Most of Early Jump
The 10-year Treasury yield touched its highest level since 2002 before a well-bid $39 billion auction pulled it back, leaving the average 30-year fixed index only slightly higher as Fed minutes pointed to another possible hike by year-end.
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Tuesday, October 6, 2026: Daily Mortgage Market Update — Rates Ease as Treasuries Rebound From Multi-Decade Highs
The 10-year Treasury yield pulled back from Monday's highest close since 2002 and the average 30-year fixed index posted a rare daily decline, as a three-year note auction drew mixed demand and the trade deficit widened.
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Monday, October 5, 2026: Daily Mortgage Market Update — Rates Firm as 10-Year Yield Hits Highest Since 2002
The 10-year Treasury yield closed at its highest level since 2002 and the average 30-year fixed lock nudged to another recent high, even as a services report landed close to forecasts.
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Friday, October 2, 2026: Daily Mortgage Market Update — Rates Firm as Soft Jobs Rally Fades
Soft September payrolls briefly lifted bonds, but the 10-year closed higher and same-day lock averages ended firmer as early gains faded.
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