Markets, rates and crypto — with an eye on East Alabama. The numbers below come straight from primary sources (the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Freddie Mac and CoinGecko) and are stamped with the date they were published, so you always know how fresh they are. The ticker above is live.
Interest rates
| Rate | Latest | Change | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-year fixed mortgage | 7.40% | ▲ 0.12 pp | Freddie Mac weekly survey, Oct. 8, 2026 |
| 15-year fixed mortgage | 6.73% | ▲ 0.13 pp | Freddie Mac weekly survey, Oct. 8, 2026 |
| Fed funds (effective) | 3.88% | Target range 3.75–4.00% · Oct. 13, 2026 | |
| 3-month T-bill | 4.28% | ▲ 0.02 pp | U.S. Treasury, Oct. 14, 2026 |
| 2-year Treasury | 4.82% | ▲ 0.03 pp | U.S. Treasury, Oct. 14, 2026 |
| 10-year Treasury | 5.19% | ▼ 0.02 pp | U.S. Treasury, Oct. 14, 2026 |
| 30-year Treasury | 5.52% | ▼ 0.04 pp | U.S. Treasury, Oct. 14, 2026 |
Crypto
| Asset | Price (USD) | Change | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin (BTC) | $80,924 | ▼ 2.95% | 24-hour change · CoinGecko |
| Ethereum (ETH) | $2,362 | ▼ 5.63% | 24-hour change · CoinGecko |
| Solana (SOL) | $102 | ▼ 4.35% | 24-hour change · CoinGecko |
Snapshot refreshed Oct. 15, 2026 at 6:16 AM CT. Mortgage rates from Freddie Mac’s Primary
Mortgage Market Survey; Treasury yields from the U.S. Treasury daily par yield curve; fed funds
from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; crypto prices from CoinGecko.
Local interest
These are the publicly traded companies with the most direct bearing on Lee County — the ones that sign paychecks here, run plants here, or bank here. Quotes are live and may be delayed.
| Ticker | Company | Why it matters here |
|---|---|---|
| NASDAQ: AUBN | Auburn National Bancorp. | AuburnBank, founded 1907 — the only publicly traded company headquartered in Lee County. |
| NYSE: WFG | West Fraser Timber | Runs the West Fraser mill in Opelika, one of the city’s larger industrial employers. |
| NYSE: GE | GE Aerospace | GE’s Auburn plant makes additive-manufactured jet engine components. |
| NYSE: DCI | Donaldson Company | Filtration manufacturer with an Auburn plant. |
| NYSE: WMT | Walmart | Opelika grocery distribution center (roughly 845 jobs) plus two area supercenters. |
| NYSE: RF | Regions Financial | Birmingham-based, the largest Alabama-headquartered bank; branches across Lee County. |
| NYSE: VMC | Vulcan Materials | Birmingham-based aggregates producer — the rock and concrete behind area roadwork. |
| NYSE: EHC | Encompass Health | Birmingham-based rehabilitation hospital operator, the state’s largest public health-care company. |
| NASDAQ: ROAD | Construction Partners | Dothan-based roadbuilder active across east Alabama. |
Who owns the plants
Several of Opelika’s biggest manufacturing employers are U.S. operations of companies listed overseas, so they don’t show up in the board above:
| Opelika operation | Parent company | Listed in | Local footprint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmavite (Nature Made) | Otsuka Pharmaceutical | Tokyo | 500–999 employees in Opelika |
| HL Mando America | HL Mando | Seoul | 500–999 employees in Opelika |
| Hanwha Advanced Materials America | Hanwha | Seoul | 200–499 employees in Opelika |
| Daewon America / Yongsan Automotive / KOAM | Korean parent groups | Seoul | 100–199 employees each, Opelika |
Employment figures from the City of Opelika’s published largest-employers list. Privately held employers — including Golden State Foods and Briggs & Stratton — are not listed here because they have no publicly traded stock.
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