30-year mortgage rates surpass 7% after rising for 5 weeks

09/24/2026 Notes in the Margin

The increase comes about a week after Federal Reserve policymakers voted to raise their benchmark for short-term interest rates to address the nation’s stubborn inflation problem.

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