Mortgage applications edge higher, rates plunge
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Mortgage applications barely advanced last week even as interest rates sank to their lowest levels since May, an industry group said on Wednesday, largely reflecting the increasing difficulty borrowers face to obtain a loan as banks tighten lending standards.
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NEW YORK  - New applications for U.S. home loansrose last week to their highest level in four months eventhough mortgage rates ticked upward from their recent lows, anindustry group said on Wednesday.
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Applications for U.S. home mortgages  rose last week, as mortgage rates fell, an industry group said  on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK, Aug 18  - New applications for US home loans rose last week while refinancings surged, as 30-year mortgage interest rates fell to their lowest level in over four months, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Demand for applications to purchase and refinance homes declined last week from the highest level in nearly four years as mortgage rates rose, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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U.S. mortgage applications dropped  more than 5 percent last week to their lowest level this year  even as interest rates fell, an industry trade group said on  Wednesday.
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U.S. mortgage applications surged last week, with demand hitting its highest in nearly four years as interest rates plunged, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Mortgage applications plunged last week, and demand hit its lowest level since the start of the year as interest rates surged, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Mortgage rates around the country crept up this week, although 30-year mortgages still were below the 6 percent level for a fourth straight week, Freddie Mac reported Thursday.
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Interest rates on U.S. 30-year and  15-year mortgages edged higher this week amid signs the economy  is improving, stoking inflation concerns, mortgage finance  company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
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New applications for U.S. home  mortgages rose last week as lower interest rates spurred  purchases, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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U.S. mortgage applications rose sharply last week, fueled by a surge in home refinancing loans as interest rates sunk to their lowest levels in more than a year, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.
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Mortgage applications barely advanced  last week even as interest rates sank to their lowest levels  since May, an industry group said on Wednesday, largely  reflecting the increasing difficulty borrowers face to obtain a  loan as banks tighten lending standards.
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Mortgage applications fell for a second straight week as interest rates remained near recent highs, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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New applications for US home mortgages increased last week, as purchase activity rose amid lower mortgage rates, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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New applications for U.S. home loans  dropped more than 9 percent last week even as average 30-year  mortgage rates also eased from the previous week, an industry  group said on Wednesday.
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New applications for U.S. home loans rose last week to their highest level in four months even though mortgage rates ticked upward from their recent lows, an industry group said on Wednesday.