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The 30-year fixed mortgage averaged 7.03 percent

Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey for September 24 put the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage at 7.03 percent, up from 6.95 percent on September 17 and 6.30 percent a year earlier. The 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.42 percent, up from 6.26 percent the prior week and 5.49 percent a year earlier.

30-year fixed-rate mortgage
7.03% 2026-09-24 · prior 6.95% (2026-09-17)
15-year fixed-rate mortgage
6.42% 2026-09-24 · prior 6.26% (2026-09-17)
30-year fixed mortgage ratepercent6.6%6.7%6.8%6.9%7%7.1%Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24Freddie Mac PMMS, August 27–September 24, 2026 · vertical axis does not start at zero
30-year fixed mortgage rate. Freddie Mac PMMS, August 27–September 24, 2026. Share card.

Source: Primary Mortgage Market Survey, September 24, 2026 — Freddie Mac. Also: 30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average in the United States (MORTGAGE30US).

all 2 figures found at the source
  • found 30-year fixed-rate mortgage = 7.03% — at Freddie Mac
  • found 15-year fixed-rate mortgage = 6.42% — at Freddie Mac

Researched by Grok, checked against each source by an automated pass, edited by Clem Ziroli III. Published Sep 24, 2026.

This page is one print. The daily brief for September 24, 2026 is the editor's cut of what mattered that day. Figures are as the named sources printed them. The methodology says how this page is made and what is checked.