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Mortgage rates jump again to 7.22%

Mortgage rates rose again this week, with the average 30-year fixed-rate note climbing further past 7% in another blow to the struggling housing market.

Mortgage rates climbed again this week, exacerbating the home affordability crisis that is stifling the housing market.

Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage jumped to 7.22% this week from 7.17% last week. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.39% a year ago.

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The average rate on the 15-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.47% from 6.44% last week. One year ago, the rate on the 15-year fixed note averaged 5.76%.

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