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According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, what was the average for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage (excluding fees) last week?

Toyota posted stronger than expected results this morning. By how much did quarterly net profit rise?


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According to the Mortgage Bankers Association, what was the average for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage (excluding fees) last week?
Answer: 6.07%
(thanks to anonymous and carlos)

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Toyota posted stronger than expected results this morning. By how much did quarterly net profit rise?
Answer: 8.9 %



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Average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rates, excluding fees, fell 0.04 percentage point to 6.10 percent, the lowest since they hit 6.04 percent in the March 23 week. Long-term borrowing costs have fallen about half a percentage point from a year ago, according to the trade group.

I put in 6.10 percent and received an incorrect!


3 comments:

  1. Believe it or not, the answer accepted as correct is 6..07%!

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  2. Yep, this is the second time. One of the questions in the first week was also messed up. None of the answered matched the news article and I picked the closest one and was wrong. I sent an email to customer service but just kept getting form emails and no help or correction.

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