{
  "id": 3506028,
  "title": "Mortgage applications are sliding again as rates climb to their highest level in three weeks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/mortgage-applications-are-sliding-again-as-rates-climb-to-their",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:30:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/mortgage-applications-drop-30-year-rate-three-week-high-082626"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.78%, pushing refinance demand down 2% and purchase applications down 0.3%",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}