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Freddie Mac's September 10 Primary Mortgage Market Survey put the 30-year fixed-rate average at 6.76%, up 5 basis points from the prior week and 41 basis points above the same week a year ago. For a borrower taking a $320,000 loan, the weekly increase adds roughly $10.63 to the monthly principal-and-interest payment, while the year-over-year rise adds $86.49. Mortgage application volume fell 2.7% in the same period, and a daily market index from Mortgage News Daily showed a 30-year rate of 7.12% on September 11, 36 basis points above the weekly PMMS benchmark.

A California federal judge rejected CashCall's September 11 motion to vacate a CFPB enforcement judgment, leaving intact a $134,058,600 restitution order plus a civil money penalty that Bloomberg Law reports has grown to at least $182 million with interest. The ruling closes off CashCall's latest legal escape route after the Supreme Court denied certiorari in March 2026, though the company has since filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the CFPB listed as its second-largest creditor. No consumer distribution plan, eligible borrower count, or restitution payment schedule has been established in the public record.