WealthEconomicsU.S. Mortgage Rates Slide to Lowest Since February at 2.9%FacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftExpandPhotographer: Stephanie Keith/BloombergFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftGift this articleContact us:Provide news feedback or report an errorConfidential tip?Send a tip to our reportersSite feedback:Take our SurveyNew WindowFacebookXLinkedInEmailLinkGiftBy Maria HeeterJuly 8, 2021 at 2:00 PM UTCUpdated on July 8, 2021 at 2:19 PM UTCBookmarkSaveLock This article is for subscribers only.Mortgage rates in the U.S. dropped to the lowest in almost five months.The average for a 30-year loan was 2.9%, down from 2.98% last week and the lowest since Feb. 18, Freddie Mac said in a statementBloomberg Terminal on Thursday.