Weekly mortgage applications rise as rates drop to 30-year low, but it's all refinances [MSNBC.com]
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VIDEO1:1201:12Refinances drive total mortgage application volume up 7.3%Squawk BoxDespite wider-than-usual daily swings last week, mortgage rates dropped to the lowest level ever in the Mortgage Bankers Association's 30-year-old weekly survey, causing yet another rush to refinance.Total mortgage application volume rose 7.3% last week from the previous week, according to the MBA's seasonally adjusted index.The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances of $510,400 or less decreased to 3.45% from 3.49%. That's the lowest level since the MBA began its weekly applications survey in 1990. Points increased to 0.29 from 0.28, including origination fee, for loans with a 20% down payment. That is 99 basis lower than a year ago."The decline in rates — despite Treasury yields rising — is a sign that the mortgage-backed securities market is stabilizing and lenders are successfully working through their lending pipelines," said Joel Kan, an MBA ec
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