Roundup: Mortgage rates top 6% / Retail sales / Service sector By Deanna B. Narveson - September 15, 2022 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Soaring higher: The average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan rose above 6% for the first time since 2008 and is now more than double the level it was one year ago, Mortgage Bankers Ass… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.