The demand for new home loans and refinancing increased. Plus, government-backed loans maintained interest from homebuyers.

Mortgage applications increased 29.7% from a week earlier for the week ending Sept. 12, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. This increase is nearly triple the amount compared to the week ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The demand for home loans eased but still ticked up 0.6% for the week ending Sept. 19, according to the Mortgage Bankers ...

Homebuyers and homeowners rush to secure mortgages as rates rise, with a 9.9% increase in applications despite the holiday season. Mortgage applications dropped the last week of December, but the rate ...

Application volume decreased 1.2% after rising in six of the previous seven weeks. Purchase Index, seasonally adjusted, decreased 2% from a week earlier. Refinance Index increased 1% last week as the ...

Mortgage applications continued to rise last week, up 10.9% from one week earlier. That’s according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) weekly mortgage applications survey for the ...

The demand for home loans decreased 1.4% for the week ending Aug. 15, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. This dip comes after two straight weeks of mortgage applications increasing. The ...

Mortgage applications ground to a halt for the week ending Sept. 29, falling 6% from the week prior as mortgage rates jumped to a 23-year high of 7.53%, according to new weekly data from the Mortgage ...

1. Compare rates and different lender offerings online. Be sure to look at the APR, not just the interest rate. The APR reflects the total cost of your loan on an annual basis and any discount points ...