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Purchase loans drive mortgage applications higher

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Joel Kan, associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting at the MBA, said in a statement that the increase in mortgage rates is curtailing refinance activity. Mortgage rates increased significantly across all loan types last week as the Federal Reserve ’s signaling of tighter policy ahead pushed U.S.

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Mortgage apps decline 1.2% despite drop in rates

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“The 30-year fixed rate declined for the second straight week to 5.46% but remains well above what borrowers were used to over the past two years,” Joel Kan, associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting at MBA said, in a statement. and the Veterans Affairs (VA) loans fell to 10.4% from 10.5%

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Refi interest is down 41% from last year

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“Fewer homeowners have a strong incentive to refinance at current rates,” Joel Kan, the MBA’s associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting, said in a statement. The trade group estimates that the average contract 30-year fixed-rate mortgage for conforming loans ($548,250 or less) remained unchanged at 3.30%.

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MBA: Mortgage apps decline 2.3% to four-year low

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Mortgage rates fell for the fourth time in five weeks, as concerns of weaker economic growth and the recent stock market sell-off drove Treasury yields lower,” said Joel Kan, MBA’s associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting. the prior week, and the VA loan share dropped to 10.2% million in 2021.

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GSEs completed nearly 60,000 foreclosure prevention actions in Q1 2023: FHFA

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The serious delinquency rate also decreased to 0.6% at the end of Q1, “compared with 4.01% for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans, 2.26% for Veterans Affairs (VA) loans, and 1.73% for all loans (industry average),” the report said.

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Mortgage applications drop as rates spike

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Mortgage rates continue to be volatile due to the significant uncertainty regarding Federal Reserve policy and the situation in Ukraine,” said Joel Kan, associate vice president of economic and industry forecasting for the MBA. The MBA found that the adjustable-rate mortgage share of the activity increased to 5.6%

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Mortgage apps jump 2.5%, propelled by purchase activity

Housing Wire

The uptick, as measured by the Mortgage Bankers Association ‘s (MBA’s) Market Composite Index, was propelled primarily by purchase-application activity, as rates remain elevated, hovering in the low 5% range and a drag on refinance volume. The seasonally adjusted purchase index rose 4.1% percent, up from 4.89