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Mortgage Applications Consolidate Prior Climb Despite 30Y Falling 24bps

US DATA
  • MBA composite mortgage applications dipped a seasonally adjusted -1.5% in the week to Dec 15, with refis -1.8% and purchases -0.6%.
  • It fades another large decline in the 30Y conforming mortgage rate, but has followed a 10% rise in the prior two weeks (that was in turn driven by refis).
  • Specifically, the 30Y conforming rate fell 24bps to 6.83%, its lowest since June. It has now fallen 107bps since its late October peak.
  • Rates for jumbo loans saw a more modest decline on the week, an effective tightening in conditions, with the regular-jumbo spread falling from -15bps to -29bps for its lowest since Jan 2021.

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