{
  "id": 8269912,
  "title": "Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Friday, September 18, 2026: Rates climb above 7%",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/mortgage-and-refinance-interest-rates-today-friday-september-18-2026",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/mortgages/article/mortgage-and-refinance-interest-rates-today-friday-september-18-2026-rates-climb-above-7-100000327.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As of Friday, September 18, 2026, mortgage rates have climbed above 7%, according to the Zillow lender marketplace. The average 30-year fixed rate is now 7.05%, a 4 basis point increase from the previous day. The 15-year fixed loan rate stands at 6.43%, which is 1 basis point lower than yesterday. The 5/1 ARM rate is currently at 7.16%, up 6 basis points from Thursday. These figures represent national averages and are rounded to the nearest hundredth.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}