mortgage applications

Mortgage applications slowed down in the week before Christmas and increased the week after, while interest rates rose to a seven-month high, then retreated again, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday. Shifts in refinancing were the key factor.

With mortgage refinancing applications up and house prices on the rise recently, you may think the worst is behind us. But nothing could be further from the truth.

Demand for mortgage loans rose last week, driven by low interest rates. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Market Composite Index rose 5.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from a week earlier. The index measures the volume of applications for loans. Demand for loans for new homes gained...

The Mortgage Bankers Association said they tumbled 10.5% last week, the biggest fall-off in four months. While the foreclosure crisis may be playing a role in the decline, rising interest rates are also partly to blame.

Mortgage applications fell 1.4% in the week ending Sept. 17, dragged down by a decline in the number of applications for loans to purchase houses. Applications for loans to purchase a home dropped 3.3% from a week earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis, The Mortgage Bankers Association said....

Mortgage loan applications fell 4.4% in the week ending July 23, dragged down by a decrease in the number of people looking to refinance their homes. Applications for refinancing loans fell to 5.9%, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a statement.

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