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  "id": 12652404,
  "title": "US mortgage rates hit 7.49%, highest in nearly 3 years: Why home loans are getting costlier",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/us-mortgage-rates-hit-7-49-highest-in-nearly-3-years-why-home-loans",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T15:07:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/us-mortgage-rates-hit-7-49-highest-in-nearly-3-years-why-home-loans-are-getting-costlier-101791383529034.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US mortgage rates hit 7.49%, the highest in nearly three years, as Treasury yields, inflation and Fed rate hike fears make home loans costlier.",
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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."
}