| Title: | Purchase Applications Hold Steady, Refinance Applications Fall in Latest MBA Weekly Survey |
| Source: | MBA |
| Date: | 7/29/2009 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 29, 2009) — The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July
24, 2009. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, was 495.4, a decrease of 6.3 percent
on a seasonally adjusted basis from 528.9 one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index decreased 6.0 percent compared
with the previous week and increased 16.1 percent compared with the same week one year earlier.
The Refinance Index decreased 10.9 percent to 1862.1 from 2089.7 the previous week and the seasonally adjusted Purchase Index
remained unchanged from one week earlier at 262.0.
The four week moving average for the seasonally adjusted Market Index is up 2.6 percent. The four week moving average is
down 0.5 percent for the seasonally adjusted Purchase Index, while this average is up 5.2 percent for the Refinance Index.
The refinance share of mortgage activity decreased to 52.6 percent of total applications from 55.5 percent the previous week.
The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity increased to 5.5 percent from 4.8 percent of total applications from
the previous week.
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to 5.36 percent from 5.31 percent, with points
decreasing to 0.93 from 1.18 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio loans.
The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages decreased to 4.75 percent from 4.80 percent, with points
increasing to 1.14 from 1.03 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans.
The average contract interest rate for one-year ARMs increased to 6.66 percent from 6.50 percent, with points decreasing to
0.09 from 0.11 (including the origination fee) for 80 percent LTV loans.
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The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is the national association representing the real estate finance industry, an industry
that employs more than 280,000 people in virtually every community in the country. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the
association works to ensure the continued strength of the nation's residential and commercial real estate markets; to expand
homeownership and extend access to affordable housing to all Americans. MBA promotes fair and ethical lending practices and
fosters professional excellence among real estate finance employees through a wide range of educational programs and a variety
of publications. Its membership of over 2,400 companies includes all elements of real estate finance: mortgage companies,
mortgage brokers, commercial banks, thrifts, Wall Street conduits, life insurance companies and others in the mortgage lending
field. For additional information, visit MBA's Web site: www.mortgagebankers.org.