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Lacklustre Mortgage Applications As Rates Ease

US DATA
  • MBA mortgage applications showed no sign of a bounce back in the week to Jun 2 despite the 30y conforming rate easing after abrupt increases.
  • Composite applications fell -1.4% on the week (refis -1%, purchases -2%) whilst the 30Y conforming rate fell 10bps to 6.81% after a 43bp increase in the prior three weeks.
  • In a minor sign of tightening standards, the jumbo loan rate was cut only 4bps to 6.74% with the spread of 7bps dipping to its lowest since late March/early April in what at the time had been seen as a sign of some spillover from the regional banking concerns.


MBA 30Y conforming rate (white) and jumbo equivalent (yellow) with spread in bottom panel (green)Source: Bloomberg

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