Freddie Mac reports the 30-year fixed mortgage rate averaged 6.72% for the week ending Oct. 31 — up from 6.54% last week. U.S. mortgage rates jumped for the fifth consecutive week after ...

he average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the fifth straight week, returning to its highest level since early August. The rate rose to 6.72% from 6.54% last week, mortgage buyer ...

The mortgage rate climbed to 6.79 percent from 6.72 percent last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.

Related: Here's how mortgage rates performed this summer “Increasing for the fifth consecutive week, mortgage rates reached their highest level since the beginning of August,” said Sam Khater, ...