US 30-year mortgage rate plunges by most in nearly 16 months

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The interest rate on the most common type of U.S. residential mortgage plunged last week by the most in nearly 16 months on the back of a rally in the Treasury market that drove down the benchmark yields used to set home loan costs.

  • United States MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate $USD Actual: 7.61% Previous: 7.86%
  • Mortgage Refinance Index $USD Actual: 347.3 Previous: 341.7
  • Mortgage Market Index $USD Actual: 165.9 Previous: 161.8
  • Mortgage Applications (WoW) $USD Actual: 2.5% Previous: -2.1%