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mortgage rate

British

noun

the level of interest charged by building societies and banks on house-purchase loans

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A missing piece from your letter: What is your mortgage rate?

From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026

In the space of days, the mortgage rate they looked like getting rose sharply - but they now hope that could fall back before they finalise their move.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

She locked in a 5.99% mortgage rate right before the war started.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The weekly average mortgage rate has hit a three-month high of 6.22%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Since the end of February, the 30-year mortgage rate has jumped 0.37 percentage point to 6.36%, according to Mortgage News Daily.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

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