Mortgage rates were little changed this week as the Federal Reserve held benchmark interest rates steady, and investors geared up for a potential extended pause. The average 30-year mortgage rate was 6.1% through Wednesday, according to Freddie Mac data, from 6.09% a week earlier. The average 15-year mortgage rate was 5.49%, from 5.44%. Learn more: How to get the best mortgage rates right now After a dip earlier in January, rates have stabilized at levels near where they spent much of the fall. “The ...