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Further Mortgage Rate Increase Weighs On Applications

US DATA
  • MBA mortgage applications fell a seasonally adjusted 2.3% last week after declining 2.7% the week prior.
  • Refis continue to lead the way lower (-3.3% after -5.6%) although purchase applications are also falling (-1.7% after -1.0%).
  • The 30Y conforming rate increased a further 5bps to 7.29%, having increased 38bps over the month to its highest level since late November.
  • Overall mortgage applications have only dropped 2% over that period although remain depressed at less than 50% of 2019 levels.
  • The jumbo rate meanwhile fell 6bps, which saw the conforming-jumbo spread narrow further to -10bps, reversing a relative tightening when it slipped to lows of -27bps two weeks ago.

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