Mortgage applications

Mortgage rates dipped for the second consecutive week although 10-year Treasury yields started to rise again, according to Freddie Mac.

After eight consecutive weeks of decreases, mortgage applications increased by 4.1% last week as key interest rates dropped sharply, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications decreased 2.9%, falling for the eighth consecutive week even as interest rates came down from their recent highs, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Union Bankshares has reached an agreement under which Federal Savings Bank will originate mortgages in its branches.

Mortgage applications decreased by 2.6%, falling for the seventh straight week as key interest rates jumped to seven-year highs, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications decreased by 2.7% and fell for the sixth straight week as key interest rates fell slightly, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Mortgage applications decreased by 0.4% and were down for the fifth straight week, as key interest rates also fell slightly, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Rising interest rates contributed to a 2.5% decrease in mortgage application activity, which fell for the fourth straight week.

As key interest rates grew, the refinance share of mortgage applications hit a low not seen since September 2008, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Better weather allowed consumers to go shopping for homes and drive the increase in mortgage application volume compared with one week earlier, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.