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Average US long-term mortgage rate dips to 6.01%, lowest level in more than 3 years

Refinance applications surged 132% year-over-year as the 30-year mortgage rate fell to 6.01%, the lowest since September 2022, Freddie Mac reported.

  • The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell to 6.01% from 6.09% last week, the lowest level since September 2022.
  • While lower rates did not significantly boost home purchase applications, refinance applications rose 7% and were 132% higher than a year ago.
  • Mortgage rates have been hovering between 6% and 6.25% since the start of 2023.
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By Alex Veiga - The average long-term mortgage rate in the United States reached its lowest level in more than three years this week, but remains around 6% within the same narrow range it has occupied this year. The benchmark rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages fell to 6.01% from 6.09% last week, mortgage shopper Freddie Mac reported Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.85%. The slight decline takes the average rate to its lowest level si…

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By Samantha Delouya, CNN Mortgage loan rates dropped last week to levels not seen since September 2022. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.01 percent in the week ending February 19, according to Freddie Mac. If mortgage rates fall below 6%, experts say they would cross a key psychological threshold that could free up contained buyer demand and increase supply. Some homeowners who bought in recent years, when rates were higher, are now…

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Average US long-term mortgage rate dips to 6.01%, lowest level in more than 3 years

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slipped this week to its lowest level in more than three years, but remains around 6% in the same narrow range it has been in this year.

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HousingWire broke the news in on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
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