{
  "id": 9628009,
  "title": "Benchmark mortgage rate tops 7 percent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/benchmark-mortgage-rate-tops-7-percent",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-24T20:43:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/newsletters/business-economy/6110377-benchmark-mortgage-rate-tops-7-percent/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Benchmark mortgage rate tops 7 percent 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. AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File It marks the...",
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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."
}