Mortgage rates & news

Mortgage Rates & Housing News

The weekly national mortgage rate averages from Freddie Mac, plus the latest real estate and mortgage headlines from industry and federal sources — titles and summaries, with the full story on the source’s site.

Rates as of the week ending Nov 5, 2026 · News updated through Nov 12, 2026

U.S. Mortgage Rates

Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) weekly average, updated Thursdays — data via FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (series MORTGAGE30US & MORTGAGE15US). Last survey: Nov 5, 2026.

30-Year Fixed
Week ending Nov 5, 2026
▼ 0.06 vs last week
7.18%

Previous week (Oct 29, 2026): 7.24%

15-Year Fixed
Week ending Nov 5, 2026
▼ 0.03 vs last week
6.57%

Previous week (Oct 29, 2026): 6.60%

Down for a third straight week: the 30-year average has fallen from 7.40% to 7.18%.

Last 12 weeks

Weekly averages, Aug 20, 2026 – Nov 5, 2026. Y-axis in percent.

5.5% 6.0% 6.5% 7.0% 7.5% Aug 20 Sep 3 Sep 17 Oct 1 Oct 15 Oct 29 7.18% 6.57%
Rate history — last 12 weeks
Week ending 30-year fixed 15-year fixed 30-yr change
Nov 5, 20267.18%6.57%▼ 0.06
Oct 29, 20267.24%6.60%▼ 0.08
Oct 22, 20267.32%6.68%▼ 0.08
Oct 15, 20267.40%6.71%0.00
Oct 8, 20267.40%6.73%▲ 0.12
Oct 1, 20267.28%6.60%▲ 0.25
Sep 24, 20267.03%6.42%▲ 0.08
Sep 17, 20266.95%6.26%▲ 0.19
Sep 10, 20266.76%6.09%▲ 0.05
Sep 3, 20266.71%6.04%▲ 0.05
Aug 27, 20266.66%5.98%▲ 0.01
Aug 20, 20266.65%5.95%— (first week shown)

Not a rate quote. These are national market averages, not a rate offer or a lock from Cactus Lending. The rate you can get depends on your credit, loan amount, property type and loan program.

Real Estate & Mortgage News

The latest headlines from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s MBA Newslink digest and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) newsroom.

MBA NewslinkNov 12, 2026

MBA NewsLink Thursday, Nov. 12 2026

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MBA NewslinkNov 10, 2026

MBA NewsLink Tuesday, Nov. 10 2026

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MBA NewslinkNov 9, 2026

MBA NewsLink Monday, Nov. 9 2026

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MBA NewslinkNov 6, 2026

MBA NewsLink Friday, Nov. 6 2026

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MBA NewslinkNov 5, 2026

MBA NewsLink Thursday, Nov. 5 2026

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MBA NewslinkNov 4, 2026

MBA NewsLink Wednesday, Nov. 4 2026

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CFPBOct 14, 2026

CFPB Announces New Initiative to Address OCC-Uncovered Debanking by Large Banks

Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the next step in its work to advance President Trump’s fight against the debanking of businesses and individuals on the basis of their constitutionally protected rights

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CFPBOct 2, 2026

CFPB Proud to Support the National Strategy for Financial Literacy

The CFPB is proud to support the new National Strategy for Financial Literacy to guide nationwide actions on building youth financial competency, developing good saving and investing habits, improving Americans’ knowledge of digital financial literacy,…

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CFPBJul 27, 2026

Deputy Director Mark Paoletta’s Remarks to the Financial Literacy and Education Commission

Deputy Director Mark Paoletta provided remarks to the Financial Literacy and Education Commission.

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CFPBJun 24, 2026

The CFPB is Correcting Flaws to Restore Integrity and Utility to the Consumer Complaint System

The consumer complaint portal has long been plagued by issues that severely limit its effectiveness in addressing consumers’ complaints and practical utility of its information.

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Sources: MBA Newslink daily digest feed (newslink.mba.org/mba-newslinks/feed) and CFPB Newsroom feed (consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/feed). NAR and Freddie Mac do not publish a public RSS feed, so their releases are not listed here. Headlines and excerpts only — full articles open on the source’s website.

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