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  "id": 9588492,
  "title": "Mortgage rates just surged past 7% for the first time in almost two years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/mortgage-rates-just-surged-past-7-for-the-first-time-in-almost-two",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T16:30:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Quartz",
    "slug": "quartz",
    "url": "https://qz.com/us-mortgage-rates-7-percent-freddie-mac-092426"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 7.03% this week, its fifth consecutive weekly increase, as bond yields hit their highest level since 2007",
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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."
}