{
  "id": 9599471,
  "title": "Benchmark mortgage rate tops 7 percent, highest in 2 years",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/benchmark-mortgage-rate-tops-7-percent-highest-in-2-years",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T17:06:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/business/6109550-mortgage-rates-surpass-seven-percent/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The average 30-year mortgage rate has surpassed 7 percent, marking the first time it has done so since January 2025. The benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate is 7.03 percent this week, up from 6.95 percent last week, according to data from Freddie Mac. It marks the fifth consecutive weekly rise in mortgage rates, and the...",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}