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Mortgage Rates Recover Modestly From 7-Month Highs

Mar 16, 2026 · 6:51 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

Mortgage rates are based on bonds, and bonds spent last week bracing for the impact of higher energy prices. In the bond world, higher inflation begets…

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Mortgage Rates Surge to 7-Month Highs

Mar 13, 2026 · 6:12 PM Matthew Graham Mortgage News Daily

March hasn't been a great month for mortgage rates and the past 3 days have been particularly bad. During that time, our daily rate index went from 6.09% on…

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