Current mortgage rates are 7.17%.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastSep 15, 2026
No source reports a mortgage rate of 7.17% on or near 2026-09-15. Sources show a September average of 7.03% (Bank Rate Monitor) and a 30-year Freddie Mac rate of 7.28% on Oct. 1, so 7.17% falls inside the range but is not confirmed for the claim's date.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… Bond market it continues during past month, during since President Trump has come in it has been the best performing bond. What? No, what are you talking about? What are you talking about? The 10-year yield is over 5%. The 30-year yield is 5.5%. Mortgage rates are 7.17%. Our bond market is blown up, and you did this buyback scheme weeks ago, and you made it worse. It was at this level, right? The 10-year was like 4.8, and now it's over 5. You don't want to go up. …
The MeidasTouch Podcast · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Context. Bank Rate Monitor reports the national average 30-year fixed purchase rate averaged 7.03% in September 2026, and Bankrate consumers averaged 6.32%.[3]
Context. Bloomberg reports the 30-year fixed rate rose to 7.28% on Oct. 1, 2026, the highest since November 2023, after crossing 7% in September for the first time in almost two years.[2]
Context. Freddie Mac's later weekly figures (7.32% the week before Oct. 29, then 7.24%) and the AP's note of a 7.4% peak earlier in October show rates moved well after the claim's date, so they do not directly grade a September 15 figure.[1][4]
Context. The 7.17% figure appears in NerdWallet's APR and LendingTree's page, but those are current-rate snapshots from other dates or unreliable pages, not a September 15 record.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 fact-checker, 1 tier 2, 4 not rated
- 1The average 30-year US mortgage rate dips to 7.24% ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Why Mortgage Rates Continue to Climb Higherbloomberg.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 3In September, Mortgage Rates Averaged Highest Level Since ...finance.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 4Mortgage rates and affordability - My Home by Freddie Macmyhome.freddiemac.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 5Mortgage Rates Today, Wednesday, October 21: Basically ...nerdwallet.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Compare Mortgage Rates Today: October 2026lendingtree.com · not rated · cited for: context
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