Lenders base mortgage interest rates on the benchmark interest rate, along with other factors such as credit score, loan-to-value (LTV) ratio, size of the loan, type of loan and loan term.

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The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased this week to the lowest level in 15 months, providing slight relief for U.S. home shoppers navigating a brutal housing market. The rate fell to 6.46% ...

The median interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 5.990% as of September 11, which is 0.010 percentage points ...