Roundup: Mortgage rates / Sunshine Bridge / Cable surpassed By Deanna B. Narveson - August 18, 2022 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Slight dip: Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates came back down slightly this week after the key 30-year loan rate jumped nearly a quarter point last week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported today t… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.