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Mortgage application volume jumped 48.1 percent last week following the Federal Reserve’s move to cut two key short-term interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported today.

According to MBA, the seasonally adjusted increase was led by an 82.2 percent spike in the index that tracks refinance applications, followed by a 10.6 percent gain in the purchase-loan index.  more…

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Despite a considerable drop in long-term mortgage rates, borrowers last week were not breaking down the doors of lenders trying to get a piece of the action, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported today.

According to MBA, home loan application volume fell 2.9 percent last week on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous week, led by a 4.6 percent decline in the refinance index and a 1 percent drop in the index that tracks purchase loans.  more…

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OAKLAND, Calif. — Bush administration officials visited a hotbed of foreclosure activity Thursday to make a case that one solution to the problems plaguing mortgage lending and housing markets is better education of borrowers.  more…

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Falling interest rates help push mortgage application volume up 3 percent last week, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported today.

According to MBA, the index that tracks refinancings led the increase with a 4.5 percent gain (seasonally adjusted) from the week before, followed by a 1.4 percent rise in the purchase-loan index.

As a result, the refinance share of applications grew to 52.4 percent last week from 52 percent the week before. The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity rose from 15 percent to 17.3 percent.  more…

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