Mortgage rates today: Trump’s $200B bond order lifts Rocket Companies stock, loanDepot premarket
NEW YORK, Jan 9, 2026, 06:40 EST — Premarket U.S. mortgage-linked stocks jumped in premarket trading on Friday after President Donald Trump ordered a $200 billion purchase of mortgage bonds, a move aimed at lowering mortgage rates today and improving housing affordability. The policy push lands at a sensitive moment for the housing market. Mortgage rates have eased from last year’s highs, but not enough to unlock demand in a market where prices have stayed elevated and inventories remain tight. Freddie Mac’s latest weekly survey put the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 6.16% for the week ended Jan. 8,