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15 Year Mortgage Rates

Everything about 15-year fixed mortgage rates: how they compare with other terms, who they suit best, and the monthly payment to expect.

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Know the rate — now see the payment. The 15 Year Fixed calculator prices this term against a 30-year loan across common loan sizes.

Current mortgage rates · week of September 3, 2026

6.71% +0.05
30-year fixed
6.04% +0.06
15-year fixed
30-year fixed 15-year fixed last 52 weeks
Week30-yr / 15-yr fixed
September 3, 20266.71% / 6.04%
August 27, 20266.66% / 5.98%
August 20, 20266.65% / 5.95%
August 13, 20266.67% / 5.96%
August 6, 20266.69% / 6.01%
July 30, 20266.66% / 6.04%
July 23, 20266.58% / 5.96%
July 16, 20266.55% / 5.93%

U.S. weekly averages — Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey via FRED.

Refinancing in 15 Year Fixed

Refinance rates track purchase rates closely and usually sit a little above them — often an eighth to a quarter of a point, and higher again for a cash-out refinance. The Freddie Mac averages above (6.71% over 30 years, 6.04% over 15, week of September 3, 2026) are a survey of purchase lending, so treat them as the benchmark 15 Year Fixed lenders price against rather than a refinance quote.

Whether refinancing pays comes down to one date: divide your closing costs — typically 2 to 5% of the balance — by the monthly saving, and that is how many months you must keep the loan to break even. Sell before then and the refinance costs you money. Watch the term too: dropping your payment by stretching 22 remaining years back out to 30 can raise the total interest even as the monthly figure falls.

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