Mortgage rates near 7% but expected to ease by December

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BREAKING — National Mortgage News reports that mortgage rates climbed toward 7% last week as bond market volatility persisted ahead of the Federal Reserve's Wednesday meeting, with the 30-year fixed rate touching or exceeding that threshold depending on the data source.

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