The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.17% this week, up from last week when it averaged 7.1%. A year ago, the 30-year rate was 6.43%. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.44%, up from last week when it averaged 6.39%. A year ago, the rate was 5.71%
Former comptrollers warn against state erosion of federal banking powers
States are increasingly seeking to regulate activities that have historically fallen within the domain of federal supervision, and that threatens the regulatory clarity the nation's dual banking system has long provided, two former comptrollers of the currency write...









