US average rate on 30-year home loan 4.23 percent By The Associated Press September 18, 2014 3:21 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates surged this week, marking their largest one-week gain this year. Recommended Stories Hegseth wishes Paramount CEO will overhaul CNN in Warner Bros. mergerThe president brands his own healthcare reformWhy I'm not 'Panican' over oil markets Here’s a look at rates for fixed and adjustable-rate mortgages this week and over the past year: Related Content Defense Trump vows to destroy ‘entirety’ of South Pars gas field if Iran strikes Qatari LNG again Justice Joe Kent says he was told ‘you need to stop’ investigating Charlie Kirk assassination Justice ‘Theatrical fools’: House GOP slams Democrats for blowing off Bondi interview Columnists Despite Democratic enthusiasm, Pennsylvania GOP decisively wins two special election races White House Joe Kent says Israeli talking points ‘laundered’ through media informed Trump on Iran