The average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate conforming mortgage loan in the U.S. is 5.976%, according to data available from mortgage data company Optimal Blue. That’s down about 5 basis points from the prior report, and down about 10 basis points from a week ago. Read on to compare average rates for a variety of conventional and government-backed mortgage types and see whether rates have increased or decreased.

 

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