One effective strategy for attracting direct-to-consumer business is by promoting rates through rate tables. And it gives consumers a sort of upper hand in their homebuying – or browsing – processes.

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The current average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.39% with an APR of 6.42%, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The 15-year fixed mortgage has an average rate of 5.42% with an ...

 The current average mortgage rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.21%, according to the Mortgage Research Center. The average rate on a 15-year mortgage is 5.37%, while the average rate on a 30 ...