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mortgage ratetopic
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Who picked it up when

The Washington Times mentioned it first (Oct 22, 2026, 12:05 PM EDT). Left-leaning outlets followed within the hour. No least biased outlet mentioned it.

One row per source with a matching article, from the most left-leaning on top: a dot for each article, on a bar for each stretch of its coverage (a pause of more than 24 hours starts a new one). Hover or tap a dot for the headline, click it to read the article.

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Source lean:leftcenterright

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Results

2 articles mention mortgage rate in the last 7 days (Oct 20 to Oct 26).

Articles matching the query
Article
The New York TimesMortgage Rates Remain Above 7%, Pushing Home Prices Lower in Some AreasThe New York Times

The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage dropped slightly to 7.32 percent as prospective home buyers continue to struggle with affordability. But home prices are starting to drop in some areas.

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The Washington TimesAverage long-term U.S. mortgage rate eases to 7.32% in first pullback since late AugustThe Washington Times

Mortgage rates fell this week for the first time since late August, easing some of the pressure on prospective homebuyers facing higher borrowing costs on home loans.

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Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Other keywords in the matching articles: the share of them that mention each, with the number of articles.

No other keyword appears in more than one of the matching articles.

Coverage by source

The share of each source's stories in the last 7 days that match the query, from left to right. Sort the table to reorder the bars.

Source lean:leftcenterright

Source leans by Media Bias/Fact Check.

Articles mentioning mortgage rate, by source, in the last 7 days
The New York Times0.3%1296
The Washington Times0.3%1374

Coverage by lean

The share of stories that match the query, in the last 7 days, averaged over the outlets of each political lean with at least 3 stories. The groups differ in size, so a single outlet weighs more in the smaller ones.

Left-leaning1 of 15 sources
<0.1%
Least biased0 of 8 sources
0.0%
Right-leaning1 of 15 sources
<0.1%

Lean index −4.1: covered more by left-leaning outlets

Each outlet at its MBFC bias score, from −10 (far left) to +10 (far right), as high as the share of its stories that match the query. The lean index is the average score of the outlets covering it, weighted by that share.

lean indexour sources' average (+0.4)leftcenterright

Bias scores by Media Bias/Fact Check.

1 source has no MBFC bias score and is not shown.

Source leans based on ratings by Media Bias/Fact Check.