Mortgage Refinances Overcome Weekly Purchase Slump

An increase in refinance activity more than offset a week-over-week slump in purchase financing as prospective refinance borrowers rushed to lock in their rates.

A 1 percent escalation from previous week left the U.S. Mortgage Market Index from OpenClose and Mortgage Daily at 161 for the week ended Nov. 4.

Compared to the same week last year, the index — an indication of upcoming originations based on average rate locks by OpenClose users — soared 36 percent.


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