{
  "id": 13984866,
  "title": "US Mortgage Rates Rise for Seven Straight Weeks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/us-mortgage-rates-rise-for-seven-straight-weeks",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-12T15:14:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-10-12/us-mortgage-rates-rise-for-seven-straight-weeks-video"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US mortgage rates increased for seven straight weeks for the first time in three years, adding pressure to an already weak housing market. Selma Hepp, Chief Economist at Cotality, discusses home sales and the outlook for mortgage rates and refinancing. (Source: Bloomberg)",
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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."
}