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30-Year Mortgage Rate under every president, month by month
At month 23 in office, Trump II is at 7.2%: #5 of 9 administrations (average 8.0%). Official Freddie Mac data.
Every administration at month 23
| Rank | Administration | Value at month 23 | Change since month 1 | Latest / end of month 48 | Primary federal source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Barack Obama | 4.2% | −0.8 pts | 3.3% (month 48) | Freddie Mac · MORTGAGE30US |
| #2 | Donald Trump (first term) | 4.8% | +0.6 pts | 2.7% (month 48) | Freddie Mac · MORTGAGE30US |
| #3 | George W. Bush | 6.1% | −0.9 pts | 5.8% (month 48) | Freddie Mac · MORTGAGE30US |
| #4 | Joe Biden | 7.0% | +4.3 pts | 6.7% (month 48) | Freddie Mac · MORTGAGE30US |
| #5 | Donald Trump (second term) · in office | 7.2% | +0.3 pts | 7.2% (month 23) | Freddie Mac · MORTGAGE30US |
| #6 | Bill Clinton | 9.1% | +1.0 pts | 7.4% (month 48) | Freddie Mac · MORTGAGE30US |
| #7 | Jimmy Carter | 9.9% | +1.2 pts | 14.4% (month 48) | Freddie Mac · MORTGAGE30US |
| #8 | George H. W. Bush | 10.1% | −0.7 pts | 8.3% (month 48) | Freddie Mac · MORTGAGE30US |
| #9 | Ronald Reagan | 13.9% | −1.0 pts | 13.2% (month 48) | Freddie Mac · MORTGAGE30US |
Methodology and source verification
Average 30-year fixed mortgage rate from Freddie Mac's weekly survey, one reading per month. Lower ranks better.
Every administration is aligned to its own inauguration: month 1 is the month it took office, and the comparison runs to month 48 (the first term). Each administration is compared at the same month in office, so a president halfway through a term is never measured against another's full four years.
Primary source: Freddie Mac. Retrieved from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED), series MORTGAGE30US, refreshed hourly. Full methods: methodology.
30-Year Mortgage Rate by president
30-Year Mortgage Rate under Richard Nixon30-Year Mortgage Rate under Jimmy Carter30-Year Mortgage Rate under Ronald Reagan30-Year Mortgage Rate under George H. W. Bush30-Year Mortgage Rate under Bill Clinton30-Year Mortgage Rate under George W. Bush30-Year Mortgage Rate under Barack Obama30-Year Mortgage Rate under Donald Trump (first term)30-Year Mortgage Rate under Joe Biden30-Year Mortgage Rate under Donald Trump (second term)
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