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Refi Mortgage Applications Nudge Higher As Purchases Slide

US DATA
  • MBA composite mortgage applications fell a seasonally adjusted -7.2% in the week to Jan 26, with another large split between purchases and refis.
  • Purchase applications fell -11.4% on the week, the largest decline since Dec’22 but following a string of strong increases that still leaves them 10% higher than they ended 2023.
  • Refi applications meanwhile increased 1.6% on the week after falling -7%. An even stronger profile prior to that sees them 24% higher than end-2023.
  • Mortgages rates were unchanged: the 30Y conforming rate held at 6.78%, still 16bps lower than the jumbo with the -16bp spread within recent ranges.

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