Your only mortgage application news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Mortgage applications jump on refi demand: MBA read story NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for home mortgages jumped last week, fueled by increased demand for refinancing as interest rates fell, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, rose 7.5 percent in the week ended Feb 3. The MBA's seasonally ...   Mortgage Application Volume Up 7.5% Last Week read story Mortgage Application Volume Up 7.5% Last Week   Mortgage rates: How low can they go? read story the average rate for a 30 year fixed rate mortgage dropped to 3.33 percent since last week, while the purchase application volume increased 0.1 percent and the refinance application jumped 9.4 percent over the same period.   Mortgage applications dipped last week: MBA read story NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for U.S. home mortgages slipped last week, even as interest rates also eased, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, fell 2.9 percent in the week ended Jan 27. The MBA's seasonally adjusted index of ...   US Mortgage Applications Jump On Refinancing Demand: MBA read story Applications for U.S. home mortgages jumped last week, fueled by increased demand for refinancing as interest rates fell, an industry group said on Wednesday.   Will my wife's loan affect my mortgage application? read story Q I am a first-time buyer with a 10% deposit to buy a property. I will be applying for a mortgage based on my individual income. My wife, who also works, is thinking of taking out a personal loan to boost our deposit. Will this affect my mortgage application? SG A If you and your wife were applying for a joint mortgage in both of your names, the personal loan application would affect your ...   US Mortgage Applications Dipped Last Week: MBA read story Applications for U.S. home mortgages slipped last week, even as interest rates also eased, an industry group said on Wednesday.   Mortgage applications retreated last week: MBA read story NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for home mortgages retreated last week, giving back some of the previous week's surge as interest rates rose, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, fell 5 percent in the week ended Jan 20. The index had ...   Mortgage Applications Down Nearly 3 Percent Last Week read story Mortgage applications decreased 2.9 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending January 27, 2012. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, …   Mortgage applications surge on refinancing demand: MBA read story NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for home mortgages surged more than 20 percent last week, fueled by a wave of refinancing demand as interest rates dropped, an industry group said on Wednesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, jumped 23.1 percent in the week ended ...