Thursday, August 4, 2022 Roundup: Mortgage rates / Gov. Edwards at LSU / Layoffs By Daily Report Staff - August 4, 2022 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Below 5%: The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell below 5% for the first time in four months, days after the Federal Reserve jacked up its main borrowing rate in an aggressive effort to get infl… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.