Mortgage applications near 4-year high
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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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New applications for U.S. 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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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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A jump in starts on single-family housing pushed total U.S. housing starts to a nearly 21-year high in January, but home mortgage applications dipped last week, according to data reported 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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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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New applications for U.S. home loans  rose last week as refinancing activity accelerated amid  relatively flat 30-year mortgage rates, an industry group said  on Wednesday.
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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.
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The credit crunch has turned $417,000 into the magic number for home buyers shopping for mortgages.
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Overall applications for US home loans rose last week, spurred by a rise in mortgage refinancings, as 30-year mortgage rates eased to their lowest since early April, an industry group said on Wednesday.
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Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Assoc.&#39;s mortgage applications index rose 5.5% in the week ended Sept. 7 as interest rates fell to the lowest since May. Analysts said tighter lending standards may be prompting borrowers to file more than one application. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate fell 0.17 point 15 6.25%. The refi share of applications increased 0.7 point 15 42.1%.
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U.S. mortgage applications rose sharply last week, fueled by a surge in demand for home refinancing loans, as interest rates sank to their lowest in more than a year, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.
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Figure is the highest since 1999 and a 300% increase on 2004, says Council of Mortgage Lenders
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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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Mortgage rates inched up this week, but remained well below the year-high levels set in the spring. Freddie Mac, in its weekly survey released Thursday, reported that rates on 30-year, fixed-rate mortgages
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The number of Americans who may lose their homes because of late mortgage payments rose to a record in the first quarter, led by subprime borrowers pinched in an economy that grew at the slowest pace in four years.
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Sub-prime mortgages are growing faster than mainstream mortgages, a report says.