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US average rate on 30-year home loan 3.69 percent

Average U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose this week yet remained near historically low levels.

Here’s a look at rates for fixed and adjustable-rate mortgages this week and over the past year:

Current avg. Last week 52-week high 52-week low
30-year fixed 3.69 3.59 4.41 3.59
15-year fixed 2.99 2.92 3.47 2.92
5-year adjustable 2.97 2.82 3.12 2.82
1-year adjustable 2.42 2.39 2.57 2.35
All values in percentage points
Source: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey

RZA came up with a new ice cream truck jingle because the old one was used in minstrel shows

The ice cream truck jingle of your childhood is about to get an upgrade — and RZA is behind it. The hip-hop icon of Wu-Tang fame has teamed up with the ice cream brand Good Humor to re-imagine the signature "Turkey in the Straw" jingle played by ice cream trucks all over the country. Because, as it turns out, the tune has a problematic past.
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