Mortgage Refinances Rise, Purchases Fall

A week-over-week increase in new refinance business wasn’t quite enough to offset a decline in purchase activity. Adjustable-rate and jumbo activity accelerated.

At 175, the U.S. Mortgage Market Index from OpenClose and Mortgage Daily for the week that ended on July 29 was off 1 percent from one week prior.

However, the index — which is a reflection of average per-user rate locks by clients of OpenClose –has increased by 31 percent compared to the same week in 2015.


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