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Interest Rate Environment

Rates decide the cost of borrowing.

What this tracks

Where interest rates sit and where they're heading — for mortgages, auto loans, credit cards, and savings accounts.

Why it matters to you

Rates set what you pay to borrow and what you earn to save. Knowing the environment tells you when to lock a rate, when to pay down debt faster, and where to park your cushion.

For example

When savings rates are high, a member can move an idle emergency fund into a high-yield account and earn real money on cash that was sitting still.

Average 30-year fixed mortgage rate, by year

The rate environment quietly decides what a home — or any loan — really costs you.

Average 30-year fixed mortgage rate, by year
PointValue
20203.1%
20213%
20225.3%
20236.8%
20246.7%

Representative annual averages, rounded.

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