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• FRED · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage — 6.66 · 2026-07-30
• FRED · 10-Year Treasury — 4.68 · 2026-07-30
• FRED · 2-Year Treasury — 4.23 · 2026-07-30
• FRED · Fed Funds Rate — 3.63 · 2026-06-01
• FRED · S&P 500 — 7437.63 · 2026-07-30

Decision: published · computed in 19156 ms

5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.

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                "label": "30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
                "value": "6.66%",
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            "text": "Mortgage origination volumes face headwinds at these levels—the 198 bps spread between 30-year mortgages and 10-year Treasuries leaves little room for margin compression, pressuring gain-on-sale economics. Prepayment risk remains muted given the locked-in rate environment, but refi incentive stays dormant until Treasury yields drop materially.",
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    "summary": "The 30-year fixed mortgage hit 6.66% on a modest curve steepening, widening the long-end spread and signaling persistent rate lock appetite despite flat Fed positioning.",
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    "disclaimer": "Not financial advice. Generated autonomously from public Federal Reserve data."
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