Mortgage rates today: 30-year fixed holds near 6.1% as refi demand jumps, markets await inflation data

Mortgage rates today held near the 6% mark early Thursday. Bankrate’s national average 30-year fixed rate was 6.13%, and the annual percentage rate, which includes fees, was 6.21% in its 6:30 a.m. reading. The average 30-year refinance rate was 6.50%, while the 15-year fixed APR was 5.66%.

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Mortgage rates today hold near 6.2% as Rocket Companies stock slips ahead of CPI

Mortgage rates today hold near 6.2% as Rocket Companies stock slips ahead of CPI

Mortgage rates in the U.S. hovered around 6.2% on Tuesday. Rocket Companies shares dipped 0.5% in premarket trading ahead of inflation figures. According to Bankrate, the national average for a 30-year fixed mortgage was 6.20%, or 6.26% APR including fees. UWM Holdings edged down 0.2%, while homebuilders D.R. Horton and Lennar climbed roughly 1.5% and 1.4%, respectively.
13 January 2026
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Rocket Companies stock jumps nearly 10% on Trump’s $200B mortgage-bond plan — what to watch next

Rocket Companies stock jumps nearly 10% on Trump’s $200B mortgage-bond plan — what to watch next

Shares of Rocket Companies surged 9.6% on Friday, closing at $23.29, as mortgage stocks rallied following President Donald Trump’s directive for a $200 billion mortgage bond purchase program. loanDepot jumped 24%, UWM Holdings added 11.6%, and housing platform Opendoor Technologies climbed nearly 19%. Brian Jacobsen, chief economic strategist at Annex Wealth Management, noted, “Every little bit will help push mortgage yields lower.”
11 January 2026
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Opendoor stock jumps on Trump’s $200B mortgage-bond order — what to watch next

Opendoor stock jumps on Trump’s $200B mortgage-bond order — what to watch next

Opendoor Technologies Inc saw its shares jump 13.2% to close at $7.29 on Friday following President Donald Trump’s order to buy $200 billion in mortgage-backed securities. The White House says this move is designed to bring down mortgage rates and monthly payments. The stock hit a high of $7.91 during the session, with roughly 167 million shares changing hands.
11 January 2026
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Home Depot stock pops on Trump’s $200 billion mortgage-bond order — what Wall Street watches next

Home Depot stock pops on Trump’s $200 billion mortgage-bond order — what Wall Street watches next

Home Depot shares closed up 4.2% on Friday at $374.64 on about 7.1 million shares, after trading between $360.58 and $375.43, as investors bought housing-sensitive stocks following President Donald Trump’s order for $200 billion in mortgage-bond purchases. Redfin’s head of economics research, Chen Zhao, said the program would have a “fairly small impact” and might lower rates by 10 to 15 basis points — 0.10 to 0.15 percentage point.
10 January 2026
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Opendoor stock jumps as Trump mortgage-bond push jolts housing-linked names

Opendoor stock jumps as Trump mortgage-bond push jolts housing-linked names

Opendoor Technologies shares jumped 13.2% on Friday, finishing at $7.29 after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the start of $200 billion in mortgage-bond purchases, a move that sparked a broad bid in mortgage and housing-related stocks. Rocket Companies gained 9.6% and LoanDepot climbed 19.3%, while the Philadelphia Housing index rose 5.7% to its highest since October.
10 January 2026
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