Mortgage Applications Increase 6.4 Percent in Latest Week, MBA Says

Oct. 31, 2013, 4:00 AM UTC

Mortgage applications rebounded in the latest week as loans to refinance and purchase homes both increased, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Oct. 30.

The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, was up 6.4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in the week ended Oct. 25 after slipping 0.6 percent the previous week.

The refinance index was up 9 percent and the refinance share of total applications increased to 67 percent from 65 percent the previous week.

The purchase index rose 2 percent; however, it was 0.1 percent below the same week a year ago.

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