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US DATA: Mortgage Refinancing Doubles Over Past Year
Aug-14 11:36
MBA composite mortgage applications jumped a seasonally adjusted 16.8% last week.
It was again driven by particularly strong refinancing activity (34.5% after 16%) which has jumped higher on the almost 50bp decline in 30Y mortgage rates over the past month (although the rate only dipped 1bp to 6.54% in the latest week).
New purchase applications meanwhile increased 2.8% after 0.8% following an 8% cumulative decline over the prior three weeks.
MBA’s VP and deputy chief economist Kan: “The refinance index also saw its strongest week since May 2022 and was 117% higher than a year ago, driven by gains in conventional, FHA, and VA applications."
Putting the latest increases into perspective, it leaves purchases at 53% of 2019 levels and refis at 51%.