Mortgage demand drops despite falling rates (USA Today)
Mortgage applications fell last week despite a drop in interest rates, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.
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Fannie, Freddie woes raising mortgage rates (MSNBC)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may or may not need a government bailout, but the turmoil surrounding the mortgage finance companies’ is raising interest rates, fees, closing costs.
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Mortgage applications drop to lowest level since late 2000, despite lower interest rates (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
NEW YORK - Mortgage application volume fell last week to its lowest levels in nearly eight years, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday. The fall in application volume is the latest sign of a struggling housing market.
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Mortgage volume fell 1.5% last week: MBA (Market Watch)
Mortgage rates fell last week, yet that didn’t inspire more borrowers to apply for a mortgage, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest survey, released on Wednesday.
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US mortgage application index drops 1.5% (ShareCast via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance)
US mortgage applications declined by 1.5% last week despite a drop in interest rates.
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