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Glen Luke Flanagan

Current mortgage rates report for Aug. 29, 2025: Rates flicker slightly up after dip

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The average interest rate for a 30-year, fixed-rate conforming mortgage loan in the U.S. is 6.548%, according to data available from mortgage data company Optimal Blue. That’s up approximately 2 basis points from the prior day’s report, and down approximately 8 basis points from a week ago. Read on to compare average rates for a variety of conventional and government-backed mortgage types and see whether rates have increased or decreased.

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