Mortgage applications activity was down for the third straight week, according to data from the from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) covering the week ending May 30; the data included an adjustment for the Memorial Day holiday. The Market Composite Index, the...
Mortgage rates inched closer to the 7% mark in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.89% as of May 29, up from last week when it averaged 6.86%. A year ago at this time, it averaged...
Mortgage application activity fell for the second consecutive week as home prices were on the rise. The Market Composite Index, the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the...
The chief executive of the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) praised the Trump administration for having a strong understanding of how the housing market operates. Speaking before the trade group’s 2025 Secondary and Capital Markets Conference, MBA President and CEO...
Mortgage application activity declined for the week ending May 16, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 5.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one...