The average rate on the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage grew two basis points to 6.35% in the week ending Sept. 25, according to rates provided to NerdWallet by Zillow. A basis point is one one-hundredth of a percentage point.
This is quite the change-up from the previous two weeks, which saw double digit basis point drops ahead of the Federal Reserve’s September meeting.
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