The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week to 6.72%, according to the latest Freddie Mac data released on Thursday. That is up from last week's reading of 6.67%.

Today’s mortgage rates: 30-year fixed at 6.625%, 15-year at 5.75%. Explore trends and what buyers should know now.

MCCLEAN, Va. (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged up this week, ending a five-week decline in borrowing costs for homebuyers. The long-term rate ticked up to 6.72% from 6.67% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.89%.

Mortgage rates are trending up. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.72% through Wednesday, up from 6.67% a week earlier.

America’s housing market is flashing red on multiple fronts, with affordability at its worst in years and little relief in sight. From elevated mortgage rates to general lack of affordability to a death of first-time home buyers,

Most of this week's mortgage rate movement has been an aftershock following last week's jobs report. That data sent rates quickly higher and that momentum has gradually faded over the past few days. In fact,

Our opinions are our own. Here is a list of our partners. Mortgage rates turned upward this week after falling the previous five weeks in a row. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.78% APR, up four basis points from the previous week's average ...

News Oklahoma's Cathy Tatom looks into what is keeping mortgage interest rates in the 6% to 7% range instead of falling back to the 3% range of just a few years ago.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances, $806,500 or less, decreased to 6.77% from 6.79%, with points holding steady at 0.62, including the origination fee, for loans with a 20% down payment. That was the lowest level in three months.