Roundup: Mortgage rates / Gulf passenger rail / Mardi Gras and COVID By Deanna B. Narveson - February 17, 2022 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint On the rise: Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates jumped again last week, approaching levels not seen since 2019. The average rate on a 30-year loan rose last week to 3.92% from 3.69% the previous we… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.