UPDATE 1-US mortgage applications rise last week-MBA
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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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Interest rates on US 30-year and 15-year mortgages rose in the latest week as an improving economy stoked fears of inflation, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
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Mortgage rates crept higher this week on news of good job growth in August, according to a survey conducted by mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.
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U.S. applications for home refinancing  came roaring back last week as consumers rushed to take  advantage of mortgage rates that remain historically low,  an  industry trade group said in Wednesday.
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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 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.
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Investor's Business Daily - Despite rising interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association&#39;s seasonally adjusted index of application activity edged up 6.6% to 666.5 in the week ending June 8. Its index of purchase activity rose 7.2%, while refinancing activity climbed 5.6%. Analysts called it a scramble to head off rising borrowing costs. Mortgage rates are at their highest since mid-&#39;06.
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Applications for home mortgages jumped to their highest level in nearly four years as low interest rates led more homeowners to seek refinancing, according to data from an industry group on Wednesday.
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The number of mortgages approved in the UK rises for the first time since May last year, says the Bank of England.
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Applications for U.S. home mortgages  were unchanged for the week ended Dec. 17 from the prior week  as an increase in refinancing offset a decrease in purchases,  an industry trade group said.
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Mortgage rates around the country went up this week, with 30-year mortgages climbing to the highest level since early September. Freddie Mac, in its weekly survey released Thursday, reported that rates on
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U.S. mortgage applications rose for a  second consecutive week, driven by increased demand for home  purchase loans as interest rates remained near a recent  four-year high, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.
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Rates on 30-year and one-year mortgages climbed this week, while rates on some other home loans didn't budge.
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U.S. mortgage applications rose for  the first time in three weeks as interest rates on home loans  fell from a four-year high during a week when the Federal  Reserve raised borrowing costs, an industry trade group said on  Thursday.
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Interest rates on U.S. 30-year and 15-year mortgages rose in the latest week as an improving economy stoked fears of inflation, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said on Thursday.
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Investor's Business Daily - Despite mortgage rates hitting their highest level in almost a year, the Mortgage Bankers Association&#39;s mortgage activity index rose 1.1% to 626.2 in the week ended July 6, with applications for buying homes up 3.8%. Applications were 10.5% above year-ago levels. But the 4-week average fell 1.6% to 6.27 as homebuyers remain wary.
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NEW YORK  U.S. mortgage applications rose for the  first time in four weeks as long-term home loan interest rates  plunged to their lowest levels since March, data from the  industry's main trade group showed on Wednesday.