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MBA Refis Step Higher On Lower Mortgage Rates, But Not Purchase Applications

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  • MBA mortgage applications saw an unusually mixed week to Jul 14, with composite applications rising 1.1% but with refis +7% and purchases -1%.
  • It came as the 30-year conforming mortgage rate fell 20bps to 6.87% after last week’s 7.07% came within 9bps of the Oct’22 high that was otherwise the highest since 2001.
  • The level of purchase applications continues to broadly trend sideways, close to lows since the late 1990s.

MBA 30y conforming rate (white), US 10Y yield (pink), spread (red) and levelof purchase applicationsSource: Bloomberg

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