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Mortgage application activity roared out of the gate in the first week of the New Year, as the country got back down to business. Much of the week’s gain could probably be attributed to consumers catching up after the usual holiday induced December slowdown. Applications for both refinancing and home purchasing were up substantially during the week ended January 5. It was, in fact, the strongest week for refinancing applications since mid-July. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its Market Composite Index, a measure of loan applications volume, increased 8.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis and rose 46 percent compared with the week ended December 29 on an unadjusted basis. The week’s report included an adjustment to account for the New Years Holiday. MBA said there was also a revision…(read more)
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