After rising for several weeks, mortgage rates have dipped slightly this week. Freddie Mac reports its Primary Mortgage Market Survey shows the 30-year fix

After shooting up last week to a 7-month high, rates on 30-year mortgages have moved the other way—falling four days in a row and now holding at that lower level.

Mortgage rates, or interest rates on home loans, dropped below the 7 percent mark, its first decline in six weeks, according to

Today, the mortgage interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage is 6.97%, according to the Mortgage Research Center, while the average rate on a 15-year mortgage is 6.01%. On a 30-year jumbo mortgage, the average rate is 7.