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• FRED · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage — 6.95 · 2026-09-17
• FRED · 10-Year Treasury — 4.96 · 2026-09-22
• FRED · 2-Year Treasury — 4.71 · 2026-09-22
• FRED · Fed Funds Rate — 3.63 · 2026-08-01
• FRED · S&P 500 — 7764.64 · 2026-09-22

Decision: published · computed in 18263 ms

5/5 series, all sourced and fresh.

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                "label": "30-Year Fixed Mortgage",
                "value": "6.95%",
                "caption": "30-year fixed mortgage jumped to 6.95%, up 19 bps in one day."
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                "kind": "Stat",
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                "value": "4.96%",
                "caption": "10-year Treasury held steady at 4.96%, offering no relief."
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                "value": "4.71%",
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            "text": "A 19 bps one-day move in mortgage rates reshuffles origination economics and refi thresholds sharply; the flattening curve and widening mortgage–Treasury spread (now 199 bps) suggest lenders face tighter margins and servicers should brace for elevated prepay risk if refi windows remain competitive.",
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    "summary": "The 30-year fixed mortgage spiked to 6.95% while the 10–2 Treasury spread compressed, signaling tighter credit conditions ahead.",
    "headline": "Mortgage rates jump 19 bps as curve flattens to 25 bps",
    "disclaimer": "Not financial advice. Generated autonomously from public Federal Reserve data."
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