Data · Fee & Rate Index

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We compute rate and fee distributions from the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data lenders are required to report. Enter a quote to see where it lands — as a benchmark, not a recommendation.

As of Jul 5, 2026Methodology benchmarks-v3

15-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average

5.79%

National weekly average · week of Jul 2, 2026

30-Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Average

6.43%

National weekly average · week of Jul 2, 2026

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We compare against the national weekly average — a reference point, not a full distribution and not a prediction of what you qualify for.

Your 6.99% is 56 bps above the national 30-year average of 6.43%. Your own rate depends on credit, down payment, points, and lender — this is context, not a quote.

Local market context

Real originated home-purchase loans reported under HMDA for 2025.

$604,412

Mean loan amount (home purchase)

62,800

Originated loans in the record

Rate benchmarks come from FRED; state loan statistics from the CFPB HMDA aggregations API. The closing-cost and rate-spread percentile distributions below (p25/p50/p75) are computed directly from the row-level CFPB HMDA LAR files, each with its own ledger receipt. Every number on this page traces to a public federal source.

Fee & rate-spread distributions

Real p25 / p50 / p75 percentiles computed directly from the row-level CFPB HMDA Loan/Application Register for 2025. Cells with fewer than 25 loans are suppressed.

All lender/third-party charges disclosed on the Closing Disclosure — the best closing-cost proxy.

Loan sizep25Medianp75Meann
All loan sizes$4,532$5,563$8,777$7,69548,889
All loan sizes$4,149$5,371$9,578$7,75646,706
Under $250k$3,542$4,256$5,711$4,9414,361
Under $250k$3,237$3,993$6,021$4,8945,728
$250k–$500k$4,254$5,065$8,985$7,02419,871
$250k–$500k$3,987$5,223$10,140$7,48021,338
$500k–$750k$4,484$5,306$11,322$8,75813,224
$500k–$750k$4,824$5,527$9,916$8,36115,338
Over $750k$5,767$6,662$9,212$9,3169,319
Over $750k$5,339$6,292$9,229$9,1666,416

Percentiles use linear interpolation (matching Postgres percentile_cont) over originated, first-lien, home-purchase loans. Non-reported (Exempt/NA) values are excluded per metric. 51 states currently have LAR coverage.

Index editions

On the first of each month the index is frozen into a dated edition with its own ledger receipt — citable as “the CandidCost Fee & Rate Index, 2026-MM” and verifiable forever after.

  • Edition 2026-0751 states · published Jul 5, 2026 · 20f5…b109