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US MBA mortgage functions w.e. 13 September +14.2% vs +1.4% prior

  • Prior +1.4%
  • Market index 266.8 vs 233.7 prior
  • Purchase index 146.1 vs 138.6 prior
  • Refinance index 941.4 vs 757.8 prior
  • 30-year mortgage rate 6.15% vs 6.29% prior

A further drop in the average rate of the most popular US home loan sparked a big jump in refinancing activity in the past week. And that led to the surge in mortgage applications, also helped by a slight bump in purchases activity. Recovery time?

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

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