
Mortgage Rates Move Back Above 6.5%
Fri, Mar 20 2026, 2:53 PM After hitting 5.99% as recently as February 27th, top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rates are back over 6.5% for

Fri, Mar 20 2026, 2:53 PM After hitting 5.99% as recently as February 27th, top tier 30yr fixed mortgage rates are back over 6.5% for

Jobs in the private sector, along with ongoing reductions in federal government staffing, led to lower payroll employment in February. But the unemployment rate remains