The average long-term United States mortgage rate rose this week, with the main 30-year rate inching back up over 3 percent.Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on the 30-year benchmark home loan jumped to a still-low 3.1 percent from 2.98 percent last week. A year ago at this time the rate was 2.72 percent.The rate for a 15-year loan, popular with homeowners refinancing their mortgages, rose to 2.39 percent from 2.27 percent last week. It stood at 2.28 percent a year ago.
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