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Mortgage loan rates deepened their upward trend and completed their sixth consecutive week of gains, reaching their highest level in nearly a year.
According to the data released this Thursday by the Central Bank, Mortgage loan rates averaged 2.97% in the week of April 16-23 compared to 2.81% the previous week, registering their highest level since the week ended May 7, 2019.
Thus, they recorded an increase of 0.33% compared to the same week the previous month and continued to distance themselves from the historical low of 1.91% recorded in the week from November 1 to 7 last year.
However, in other segments interest rates fell.
Consumer loan rates fell to 15.14% in the week of April 16-23 from 21.75% in the prior week and 18.36% in the third week of March.
For its part, the rates of commercial loans, that is, those granted to companies, fell to 5.14% from the 6.4% registered the previous week. But they increased compared to 4.88% for the week of March 16-23.
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