Homeowners who were locked into high interest rates have been eager for them to dip so they can refinance. Last week, many saw their chance and took it. Mortgage applications rose 2.7% for the week ending June 27, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Applications Survey, driven mostly by refinancing. Refinance applications were up […]
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The potential for mortgage lending fraud accelerated over the past year, with risk related to undisclosed transaction details driving much of the surge, according to Cotality. In its latest report, the real estate data platform found fraud risk was up 7.3% year over year in the first quarter. Risk lessened over time, though, coming in
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Mortgage rates rose slightly last week, but refinancing demand continued to drive a modest uptick in overall applications, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage ticked up 4 basis points last week to 6.88%, the MBA said. This was a bounce back from the week before when the
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Mortgage applications picked up last week, according to the most recent numbers put out by the Mortgage Bankers Association, offering optimism for a real estate market that has been facing a prolonged period of economic uncertainty. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly Mortgage Composite Index showed applications up a seasonally adjusted 12.5% from the week before,
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US mortgage applications for home purchases declined to a five-week low even as rates eased from the highest level since late January. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of applications for home purchases decreased 4.4% to 155 in the week ended May 30, which included the Memorial Day holiday. The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage
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Mortgage applications decreased by 3.9% for the week ending May 30, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). On an unadjusted basis, the index fell 15% during the week marked by the Memorial Day holiday. But economists and loan officers say the year-to-date landscape looks much better. “Mortgage applications decreased over the week,
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US mortgage rates climbed last week to a three-month high, prompting a slide in applications for home purchases and refinancing. The contract rate on a 30-year mortgage rose 6 basis points to 6.92% in the week ended May 16, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday. The rate on five-year adjustable mortgages also increased
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Mortgage shoppers submitted 1.1% more applications for the week ending May 9 than they did at the end of April, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. The trade group’s Refinance Index also fell 0.4%, as volatility driven by economic uncertainty appears to fade. Consumers watched rates for all but 15-year fixed-rate and jumbo mortgages rise,
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