30-year mortgage rates still dropping (Poughkeepsie Journal)
WASHINGTON Rates on 30-year mortgages fell for a fifth consecutive week even as the Federal Reserve was boosting short-term rates.
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Mortgage Rates Fall (The Jackson Sun) The nationally averaged 30-year, fixed rate mortgage fell to 6.02 percent this week from 6.19 percent last week, according to bankrate.com. That rate may included the payment of some points.read
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