Americans were not rushing to fill out mortgage applications last week. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 3.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending May 26 compared to...
A combination of ongoing financial stress and new jitters over the debt ceiling talks helped to scare aware potential mortgage borrowers. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume,...
Mortgage applications for new home purchases were up by 4.1% in April from one year ago but were down 11% from March, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MBA estimated that new single-family home sales were running at a seasonally...
Mortgage application activity slowed last week as rates continued to rise, according to new data from Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The MBA’s Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, was down by 5.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis...