Freddie Mac
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FMCC
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FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP
US mortgage rates top 7% for the first time in 2 decades
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate topped 7% for the first time in more than two decades this week, a result of the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes intended to tame the nation's stubbornly high inflation.