Mortgage rates fall for second consecutive week
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"Mortgage rates fall for second consecutive week" is generating significant coverage in the Business category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include CNBC, Norada Real Estate Investments, Mortgage News Daily and Yahoo Finance. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Generated by PULSE's extractive engine from coverage metadata only — no AI-written claims. Updated 85d ago.
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Coverage (18)
- Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Friday, August 21, 2026: Rates stand on high ground despite bond market buybacks Yahoo Finance · 85d ago
- Mortgage Rates Drift Modestly Higher Mortgage News Daily · 85d ago
- US Mortgage Rates Fall for Second Straight Week, to 6.65% Bloomberg.com · 85d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, August 21, 2026: 30-Year Refinance Rate Drops by 16 Basis Points Norada Real Estate Investments · 85d ago
- Mortgage rates slip to 6.65%, yet remain above last year’s levels Los Angeles Times · 85d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, August 21, 2026: 30-Year Rates Climb to 6.72% WSJ · 85d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, August 21, 2026: 30-Year Rates Climb to 6.72% WSJ · 85d ago
- ‘Relief for homebuyers.’ Average mortgage rates declined this week MarketWatch · 85d ago
- Highest Mortgage Rates in Just Over a Week Mortgage News Daily · 85d ago
- Mortgage Rates Today, August 20, 2026: 30-Year Refinance Rate Drops by 2 Basis Points Norada Real Estate Investments · 85d ago
- Will mortgage rates drop below 6% in 2026? CBS News · 85d ago
- Mortgage rates ease again, but remain higher than this time last year AP News · 85d ago
- 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate Drops for Second Consecutive Week Norada Real Estate Investments · 85d ago
- Weekly mortgage demand stalls along with interest rates, but rates are now moving higher again. CNBC · 85d ago
- Today's Mortgage Rates, August 20: 30-Year Drops to 6.52% as Treasury Steps In to Calm Rates Norada Real Estate Investments · 85d ago
- Why Mortgage Rates Didn't Fall as Much as 30yr Bonds Today Mortgage News Daily · 85d ago
- Mortgage rates dropped last week despite heightened bond market volatility: Mortgage and refinance interest rates today, Thursday, August 20, 2026 Yahoo Finance · 85d ago
- Mortgage rates fall for second consecutive week Fox Business · 85d ago
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