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Mortgage Applications Decrease 2.3 Percent

Mortgage Applications Decrease 2.3 Percent

Mortgage applications decreased 2.3 percent from one week earlier according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending November 15 2013. This week's results include an adjustment to account for the Veteran's Day holiday.

The Market Composite Index a measure of mortgage loan application volume decreased 2.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis the Index decreased 13 percent compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index decreased 7 percent from the previous week. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 6 percent from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index decreased 8 percent compared with the previous week and was 3 percent lower than the same week one year ago.

The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 64 percent of total applications from 66 percent the previous week. The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity remained unchanged at 7 percent of total applications.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($417000 or less) increased to 4.46 percent from 4.44 percent with points decreasing to 0.38 from 0.44 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent loan-to-value ratio (LTV) loans. The effective rate decreased from last week.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with jumbo loan balances (greater than $417000) decreased to 4.47 percent from 4.48 percent with points decreasing to 0.22 from 0.34 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans. The effective rate decreased from last week.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA decreased to 4.14 percent from 4.16 percent with points decreasing to 0.25 from 0.32 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans. The effective rate decreased from last week.

The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages was unchanged at 3.52 percent with points increasing to 0.33 from 0.27 (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 3.12 percent from 3.11 percent with points increasing to 0.37 from 0.27 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans. The effective rate increased from last week.

For more information visit www.mba.org.
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