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MBA Mortgage Applications Mostly Tread Water In March

US DATA
  • MBA mortgage applications dipped a seasonally adjusted -0.6% in composite terms last week. Composite levels have held around 45% of pre-pandemic averages in recent weeks.
  • The report was very similar to the prior week’s, with refis (-1.6%) falling whilst purchases (-0.1%) were broadly unchanged.
  • The 30Y conforming rate dipped just 2bps to 6.91%. It’s close to the middle of its 6.71-7.06% range seen since mid-Dec.
  • The conforming to jumbo spread meanwhile ticked a little higher to -15bps, its highest since mid-Feb but it’s still on the low side compared to recent years.

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