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Mortgage Applications in U.S. Uptick in Mid-August

Mortgage Applications in U.S. Uptick in Mid-August

Residential News » North America Residential News Edition | By WPJ Staff | August 27, 2014 9:35 AM ET



According to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending August 22, 2014, mortgage applications increased 2.8 percent from one week earlier.

The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 2.8 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier.  On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 2 percent compared with the previous week.

The Refinance Index increased 3 percent from the previous week.  The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 3 percent from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 1 percent compared with the previous week and was 11 percent lower than the same week one year ago.

The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 56 percent of total applications, the highest level since March 2014, from 55 percent the previous week.  The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity remained unchanged at 8.0 percent of total applications.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($417,000 or less) decreased to 4.28 percent from 4.29 percent, with points decreasing to 0.25 from  0.26 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent loan-to-value ratio (LTV) loans.  The effective rate remained unchanged from last week.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with jumbo loan balances (greater than $417,000) increased to 4.22 percent from 4.18 percent, with points increasing to 0.28 from 0.23 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans.  The effective rate increased from last week.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA decreased to 3.98 percent, the lowest since June 2013, from 3.99 percent, with points increasing to 0.13 from 0.03 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans.  The effective rate increased from last week.

The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 3.47 percent from 3.44 percent, with points increasing to 0.34 from 0.30 (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 remained unchanged at 3.10 percent, with points increasing to 0.52 from 0.44 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans.  The effective rate increased from last week.


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