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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s speech in Jackson Hole, Wyo., hinting at an upcoming rate increase has boosted mortgage rates. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 3.46% on Thursday, up from 3.43% the previous week; the average 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was at 2.77%, up from 2.74%.
MarketWatch (9/1)