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The Current Average Mortgage Rates in the US - Updated: Sun, Dec 15, 2024

Rate type	Average Rate	1W Change	1M Change	1Y Change
30-Year Fixed-Rate	6.6	-0.09	-0.19	-0.43
15-Year Fixed-Rate	5.84	-0.12	-0.16	-0.45
FHA 30-Year Fixed-Rate	6.27	-0.12	-0.08	-0.56
Jumbo 30-Year Fixed-Rate	6.82	0.06	-0.14	-0.28
VA 30-Year Fixed-Rate	6.08	-0.05	-0.1	-0.53
USDA 30-Year Fixed-Rate	6.33	0.02	-0.04	-0.49

National Average Mortgage Rates trend

According to data from Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey and Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices, As of the latest data, mortgage rates continue to exhibit downward trends across various loan programs. Here's a snapshot of the recent changes:

30-Year Fixed-Rate: The average rate for 30-Year Fixed-Rate is now at 6.6. Over the past week, we've seen a decrease of -0.09, while the rates have decreased by -0.19 over the past month. Looking back a year, the rate has decreased by -0.43.
15-Year Fixed-Rate: The average rate for 15-Year Fixed-Rate is now at 5.84. Over the past week, we've seen a decrease of -0.12, while the rates have decreased by -0.16 over the past month. Looking back a year, the rate has decreased by -0.45.
FHA 30-Year Fixed-Rate: The average rate for FHA 30-Year Fixed-Rate is now at 6.27. Over the past week, we've seen a decrease of -0.12, while the rates have decreased by -0.08 over the past month. Looking back a year, the rate has decreased by -0.56.
Jumbo 30-Year Fixed-Rate: The average rate for Jumbo 30-Year Fixed-Rate is now at 6.82. Over the past week, we've seen a slight increase of 0.06, while the rates have decreased by -0.14 over the past month. Looking back a year, the rate has decreased by -0.28.
VA 30-Year Fixed-Rate: The average rate for VA 30-Year Fixed-Rate is now at 6.08. Over the past week, we've seen a decrease of -0.05, while the rates have decreased by -0.1 over the past month. Looking back a year, the rate has decreased by -0.53.
USDA 30-Year Fixed-Rate: The average rate for USDA 30-Year Fixed-Rate is now at 6.33. Over the past week, we've seen a slight increase of 0.02, while the rates have decreased by -0.04 over the past month. Looking back a year, the rate has decreased by -0.49.

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Mortgage Rates Source

Source 1: Optimal Blue. Release: Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices. This index includes rate locks from Federal Housing Authority loans. Optimal Blue Mortgage Market Indices™ (OBMMI™) is calculated from actual locked rates with consumers across over one-third of all mortgage transactions nationwide. OBMMI includes multiple mortgage pricing indices developed around the most popular products and specific borrower and loan level attributes. Each index is calculated as the average of all appropriate rate locks locked through the Optimal Blue product eligibility and pricing engine on a given day. More details about methodology and definitions are available at this link. Optimal Blue, 30-Year Fixed Rate FHA Mortgage Index, 30-Year Fixed Rate Jumbo Mortgage Index, 30-Year Fixed Rate Veterans Affairs Mortgage Index in the United States, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/
Source 2: Freddie Mac. Release: Primary Mortgage Market Survey. On November 17, 2022, Freddie Mac changed the methodology of the Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®). The weekly mortgage rate is now based on applications submitted to Freddie Mac from lenders across the country. For more information regarding Freddie Mac’s enhancement, see their research note. Freddie Mac, 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average, 15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average, 5/1-Year Adjustable Rate Mortgage Average in the United States, retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org Data are provided “as is” by Freddie Mac®, with no warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of accuracy or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Use of the data is at the user’s sole risk. In no event will Freddie Mac be liable for any damages arising out of or related to the data, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, whether under a contract, tort, or any other theory of liability, even if Freddie Mac is aware of the possibility of such damages.