Glenn McCullom

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 26.

Mortgage rates increased slightly across the board, even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 1,000 points over the past few days, according to Freddie Mac.

An increase in refinance activity in the period after Columbus Day drove mortgage applications 4.9% higher from one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 19.

Conforming mortgage interest rates dropped slightly over the past seven days after weeks of steady increases, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage applications decreased sharply from one week earlier as key interest rates stayed above 5%, although purchase volume grew from a year ago, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 12.

Mortgage rates, after a brief respite last week, rose to their highest level in over seven years, according to Freddie Mac.

Mortgage applications fell last week as rates for the 30-year fixed conforming loan topped 5% for the first time since 2011, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported.

Mortgage industry hiring and new job appointments for the week ending Oct. 5.