{
  "id": 11263454,
  "title": "Average long-term U.S. mortgage hits highest level in nearly 3 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/average-long-term-u-s-mortgage-hits-highest-level-in-nearly-3-years",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-01T19:37:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/average-long-term-u-s-mortgage-hits-highest-level-in-nearly-3-years"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.28%, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the average rate was 6.34%.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}