Insights / Daily Rate Update — May 2, 2026
May 2, 2026
Daily Rate Update — May 2, 2026
Today's 10-Year Treasury yield is unavailable and Freddie Mac's 30-year fixed PMMS is unavailable. Below: the rate snapshot plus the three finance headlines moving the macro picture today.
Today's Rate Snapshot
- 10-Year Treasury Yield: unavailable
- 30-Year Fixed Mortgage (Freddie Mac PMMS): unavailable
Mortgage rates are not the same as the 10-Year Treasury yield, but they generally track its direction. Personal scenario rates can vary based on credit, LTV, occupancy, and product.
Today's Finance Headlines
Mortgage Rates End Week on a Calm Note
Mortgage News Daily · Mortgage Market
Low volatility was the most obvious theme for mortgage rates last week. From April 14th through last Friday, the range for a top-tier 30yr fixed rate remained in an ultra-narrow range of 6.29-6.33%. That trend persisted on Monday of this week, but things changed abruptly after that. Tuesday and Wednesday saw moderately big increases that took the average all the way up to 6.50%. The past two days have been much calmer by comparison, even if rates remain elevated versus last week. Today's resilie
North Carolina Let Them Build Act targets environmental reviews
HousingWire · Industry
As North Carolina House Democrats take another swing at sweeping housing reform, a Democratic senator is seeking to streamline environmental reviews to accelerate construction. Sen. Woodson Bradley filed the “Let Them Build Act” on Thursday afternoon, days after House colleagues filed a bill titled “Relieving Housing Bottlenecks” to address the state’s affordable housing crisis. For […]
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Mortgage News Daily · Mortgage Market
The use of down payment assistance has risen sharply over the past year and a half, especially among FHA borrowers. Participation has jumped from 7.5 percent at the start of 2025 to over 21 percent recently, near the highest levels in years, as high home prices and borrowing costs push more buyers to seek help. Despite this increase, borrowers using DPA look very similar to those who don’t in terms of credit scores, debt levels, and loan sizes, indicating the program is being used broadly rather
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