Mortgage rates were unchanged this week – Every Thursday Freddie Mac publishes a interest rates based on a survey of mortgage lenders throughout the week. The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Survey reported that mortgage rates for the most popular loan products as of January 4, 2024, were as follows: The 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.62%, unchanged from 6.61% last week. The 15-year fixed was 5.89%, down from 5.93% last week.
The graph below shows the trajectory of mortgage rates over the past year.
Freddie Mac was chartered by Congress in 1970 to keep money flowing to mortgage lenders in support of homeownership and rental housing. Their mandate is to provide liquidity, stability, and affordability to the U.S. housing market.