Mortgage Applications Decline - MBA
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Applications for U.S. home mortgages  dropped last week as a decrease in purchasing activity offset  an increase in refinancing activity, an industry group said on  Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Association&#39;s mortgage application index fell 3.4% to 643.7 in the week ended June 15, but was still up 13.2% compared with the same week last year. The purchase index slid 3% to 450.9 while the refinancing index fell 4.2% to 1,776.8.
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Applications for U.S. home mortgages declined last week as refinancing activity fell and mortgage rates were little changed, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Assoc.&#39;s application index rose 0.9% to 631.6 in the week ended July 13, as homeowners rushed to refinance their loans due to fears that interest rates will head higher. Homebuyer applications fell. The 4-week moving average of applications fell 0.5%, down for the 8th straight week.
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Applications for home mortgages in the  U.S. fell last week even as mortgage rates edged down, an  industry group said on Wednesday.
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New applications for U.S. home loans fell last week even as average 30-year mortgage rates decreased from the previous week, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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During a holiday-shortened week, U.S.  consumer's applications for home refinancing and purchasing  fell in spite of a drop in fixed mortgage rates, 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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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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U.S. mortgage applications fell last  week, weighed down by a plunge in demand for home refinancing  as interest rates reached seven-month highs, an industry group  said on Wednesday.
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Mortgage lending has declined by a quarter since last year, according to new figures, providing further evidence of a slowdown in the housing market.
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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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U.S. mortgage applications fell for a  second consecutive week, reflecting a drop in demand for home  purchase and refinancing loans even as interest rates sank, an  industry group said on Wednesday.
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New applications for U.S. home loans  fell last week even as average 30-year mortgage rates decreased  from the previous week, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Association's application index fell 7.6% to 603.8 in the week ended Dec. 21, the lowest since Dec. '06, despite lower borrowing costs. Both home purchase and refi applications fell. Mortgage applications have been especially volatile in recent weeks. Fixed 30-year mortgage rates fell 8 basis points to 6.1%. One-year adjustable rates tumbled 46 basis points to a 1-month low of 6.03%.  U.S. commercial paper issuance grew by $1.2 bil in the week ended Dec. 26 to $1.785 tril, after a big decline in the previous week, the Fed said. But asset-backed paper fell by $15. ...
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A swathe of figures have provided further evidence of a slowdown in the UK property market. The Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML), British Bankers Association (BBA) and Building Societies Association (BSA) all said mortgage lending was slowing.
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Applications to buy and refinance  homes dropped last week, an industry trade group said on  Wednesday, the latest sign that U.S. housing remains mired in a  downturn.