Average US rate on 15-year mortgage tops 3 pct.

Average US mortgage rates this week and for the past year, at a glance

The Associated Press

The average U.S. rate on a 15-year fixed mortgage rose above 3 percent this week for the first time in a year, while the rate on the 30-year fixed loan approached 4 percent.

Here's a look at rates for fixed and adjustable mortgages this week and over the past year:

Current avg.

Last week

52-week high

52-week low

30-year fixed

3.91

3.81

3.91

3.31

15-year fixed

3.03

2.98

3.03

2.56

5-year adjustable

2.74

2.66

2.80

2.56

1-year adjustable

2.58

2.54

2.78

2.52

All values in percentage points

Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey