Tag: Mortgage Bankers Association

U.S. mortgage applications fall as refinance hits five-year low: MBA

Applications for U.S. home mortgages fell for a second week and hit a 13-year low as mortgage rates rose due to a bond market sell-off following the Federal Reserve’s decision to pare its bond purchase stimulus in January, an industry group said on Tuesday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its […]

Low mortgage rates may not be here for much longer

While you may have become used to seeing mortgage interest rates at or below 4 percent, the age of historically-low rates may be coming to an end. In fact, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the national association representing the real estate finance industry, predicts 30-year mortgage rates to rise to […]