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US MBA Text: Mkt Composite -2.6%, Refis -4% May 18 Wk

     WASHINGTON (MNI) - The following is the text of the Mortgage Bankers
Association's Mortgage Applications Survey released Wednesday morning:
     Mortgage applications decreased 2.6 percent from one week earlier,
according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage
Applications Survey for the week ending May 18, 2018. 
     The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume,
decreased 2.6 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On
an unadjusted basis, the Index decreased 3 percent compared with the previous
week. The Refinance Index decreased 4 percent from the previous week to its
lowest level since December 2000. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index
decreased 2 percent from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index
decreased 3 percent compared with the previous week and was 3 percent higher
than the same week one year ago. 
     The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 35.7 percent of total
applications from 35.9 percent the previous week. The adjustable-rate mortgage
(ARM) share of activity increased to 6.8 percent of total applications. 
     The FHA share of total applications remained unchanged at 10.3 percent from
the week prior. The VA share of total applications decreased to 9.8 percent from
10.3 percent the week prior. The USDA share of total applications remained
unchanged at 0.8 percent from the week prior. 
     The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with
conforming loan balances ($453,100 or less) increased to its highest level since
April 2011, 4.86 percent, from 4.77 percent, with points increasing to 0.52 from
0.50 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent loan-to-value ratio (LTV)
loans. The effective rate increased from last week. 
     The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with
jumbo loan balances (greater than $453,100) increased to its highest level since
September 2013, 4.81 percent from 4.73 percent, with points increasing to 0.42
from 0.35 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans. The
effective rate increased from last week. 
     The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed
by the FHA increased to its highest level since May 2011, 4.90 percent from 4.78
percent, with points increasing to 0.85 from 0.76 (including the origination
fee) for 80 percent LTV loans. The effective rate increased from last week. 
     The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages
increased to its highest level since February 2011, 4.31 percent from 4.20
percent, with points increasing to 0.56 from 0.53 (including the origination
fee) for 80 percent LTV loans. The effective rate increased from last week. 
     The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs increased to its highest
level in the history of the survey, 4.12 percent from 4.09 percent, with points
decreasing to 0.46 from 0.56 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV
loans. The effective rate remained unchanged from last week.
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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