WASHINGTON(AP)—Rates for 30-year home loans climbed to 5.03 percent this week, the third consecutive weekly increase.

The average rate inched up from 5 percent a week earlier, mortgage company Freddie Mac said Thursday. The last time the average was higher was the week of September 24, when rates averaged 5.04 percent.

The average rate on a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 4.46 percent from 4.43 percent recorded last week, according to Freddie Mac.

Rates on five-year, adjustable-rate mortgages averaged 4.42 percent, up from last week’s 4.4 percent. Rates on one-year, adjustable-rate mortgages rose to 4.57 percent from 4.54 percent.

The rates do not include add-on fees known as points. The nationwide fee for loans in Freddie Mac’s survey averaged 0.7 points for 30-year loans. The fee averaged 0.6 points for 15-year, five-year and one-year loans.