Mortgage applications

Mortgage applications increased 0.8% from one week earlier, an indicator of the housing market’s strength as this year comes to an end, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The accused, who also faces vehicle title and investment fraud charges, allegedly submitted falsified statements related to the payoff of an earlier mortgage when applying for a new one.

Mortgage applications increased 1.1% from one week earlier as a decline in rates to yet another low point brought consumers into the market, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Applications for loans on newly built homes are still up considerably from a year ago, but they were down a little from October in the Mortgage Bankers Association’s latest survey.

Mortgage application activity decreased 1.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, but refinance volume picked up as interest rates reached a new survey low, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications decreased 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier as the period was truncated by the Thanksgiving holiday, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A new report from California shows that less-regulated mortgage lenders may be doing a better than banks of serving Black and Latino homebuyers. But consumer advocates say the data bolsters the case for tougher supervision of nonbanks.

Mortgage applications increased 3.9% from one week earlier as another week of record low rates drew more borrowers into the market, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Consumer demand for larger properties is driving the market in an atypical year that featured a delayed selling season, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Mortgage applications slipped 0.3% from one week earlier, as refinance volume, particularly for Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Affairs loans, shrank significantly, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.