Intraday volatility in the bond market can make it tricky to track day over day changes in mortgage rates. Lenders publish the day's first rates based on bond market prices around 9:30-10:00am ET, but things can change if bonds move enough.  Yesterday, bonds improved enough in the afternoon for many lenders to offer lower rates. If we compare today's rates to yesterday afternoon's better examples, we're slightly worse off now. But if we compare to yesterday morning, we're slightly better. At times like this, if you're just looking for a general sense of how the rate landscape is evolving, it can be more useful to simply track underlying bond market trends. A 10yr or 5yr Treasury yield is a good approximation of mortgage bond movement. Whether we use Treasuries or mortgage-backed securities, both suggest rates should be almost exactly in line with yesterday morning's levels based on prices at the time of this article. Why, then, did I say that today's rates are slightly better than yesterday morning's? Simple! bonds have lost ground since this morning's mortgage rates came out. The implication is that if bonds didn't move between now and tomorrow morning, the average mortgage lender would likely offer slightly higher rates. [thirtyyearmortgagerates]

August 26, 2026 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 6.75% +0.01%   5.99% 6.85% 15 Yr. Fixed 6.32% +0.01%   5.55% 6.34% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.88% +0.00%   6.1% 6.92% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Aug 26, 2026 Mortgage Rates Lower or Higher, Depending on When You Look Wed, Aug 26, 2026 3:29PM Intraday volatility in the bond market can make it tricky to track day over day changes in mortgage rates. Lenders publish the day's first rates based on bond market prices around 9:30-10:00am ET, but things can change if bonds move enough.  Yesterday, bonds improved enough in the afternoon for many lenders to offer lower rates. If we compare today's rates to yesterday afternoon's better examples, we're slightly worse off now. But if we compare to yesterday morning, we're slightly better. At times like this, if you're just looking for a general sense of how the rate landscape is evolvin... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.75% +0.01 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 6.32% +0.01 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 6.33% +0.01 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.88% 0.00 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 6.31% +0.01 0.00 30 Yr. VA 6.35% +0.01 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 8/26 Freddie Mac Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 6.65% -0.02 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.95% -0.01 0.00 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 8/20 Mortgage Bankers Assoc. 30 Yr. Fixed 6.77% 0.00 0.65 15 Yr. Fixed 6.08% -0.02 0.82 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.71% +0.03 0.48 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 8/19 UMBS 30YR 5.5 99.46 -0.20   98.89 101.64 UMBS 30YR 6.0 101.45 -0.17   101.05 102.75 10 YR Treasury 4.662 +0.032   3.948 4.736 Bonds Pouting After Higher PCE Wed, Aug 26, 2026 8:47AM To be fair, not all of the PCE data was higher than expected, but none of the top line numbers were lower than expected. Core PCE was on target (notably 0.246%, so it nearly rounded up to 0.3 vs 0.2), but headline inflation was a tenth of a point above the monthly and annual targets. Traders were apparently positioned for better news as the bond market's imm... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 5.0 97.06 -0.28 UMBS 5.5 99.46 -0.20 UMBS 6.0 101.45 -0.17 GNMA 5.0 97.35 -0.30 GNMA 5.5 99.70 -0.17 GNMA 6.0 101.57 -0.11 Pricing as of: 8/26 4:11PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 4.222 +0.043 5 YR Treasury 4.379 +0.047 7 YR Treasury 4.504 +0.041 10 YR Treasury 4.662 +0.032 30 YR Treasury 5.184 +0.017 Pricing as of: 8/26 4:11PM EST Other News Credit, AI Platform, System Tools; Webcasts; Equity and Non-Agency News; Capital Markets Wed, Aug 26, 2026 11:45AM Hackers intercepted about 103 bank regulators’ e-mails for more than a year, gaining access to highly sensitive financial information, according to two people familiar with the matter and a draft letter to Congress seen by Bloomberg News. What are the implications of that? Anthropic is telling investors that it has the potential revenue of basically the enti... (read more) Latest Video Fed’s preferred inflation gauge shows core prices rose 3.3% annually in Jul... July new home sales miss estimates Mohamed El-Erian on Treasury debt buyback: Market pricing is leading the Tr... Fed Chair has to say something about inflation, says former Fed President P... Around the Web Investing Live US treasury sells $70 billion of 5 year notes at a high yield of 4.393% Eye on Housing PCE Inflation Remains Sticky CNBC Cash is no longer king in home sales CNBC Feds preferred inflation gauge shows core prices rose 3.3% annually in July CNBC Mortgage rates hit highest level in 3 weeks, weakening demand further Eye on Housing Multifamily Missing Middle Falls Back Investing Live Dallas Fed Trimmed Mean +2.2% versus 1.5% last month BLS Unemployment rates were lower in 10 states in July 2026 Boston Fed Perspectives on the Economy from Susan M. Collins Investing Live EIA weekly US crude oil inventories +95K vs +597K expected CNBC Iran and Oman prepare Hormuz deal as U.S. holds back on secondary sanctions Investing Live US July durable goods orders +1.1% vs +0.5% expected CNBC Investor competition for commercial real estate sees strongest growth in a year

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