Nov 9th 2011 11:00AM
Mortgage applications increased 10.3 percent this past week as more homeowners refinanced existing mortgages or took advantage of lower interest rates to buy homes. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its market composite index -- a measure of loan application volume -- increased 10.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted... Continue Reading »
Sep 7th 2011 3:10PM
Despite record low mortgage rates, mortgage applications fell 4.9 percent for the week ending Sept. 2, according to an industry trade group. The Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday that its market composite index -- a measure of mortgage loan application volume -- fell 4.9 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis... Continue Reading »
Aug 24th 2011 5:35PM
WASHINGTON - Mortgage applications to purchase a home fell last week to a 15-year low, despite the lowest mortgage rates in decades. Many potential buyers are holding off because they are worried about job security and fear the economy could slip back into another recession. The Mortgage Bankers Association said... Continue Reading »
Jun 15th 2011 3:30PM
Applications for home mortgages saw their biggest jump in three months last week, fueled by demand for refinancing as interest rates continued to fall, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both... Continue Reading »
May 19th 2011 10:30AM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advanced its overhaul of annoying, incomprehensible mortgage forms on Wednesday in its first regulatory maneuver since the agency was created by last year's financial reform bill. The CFPB rolled out two prototypes for a single, streamlined form to replace two complex and... Continue Reading »
