Mortgage Applications in U.S. Fell Last Week as Rates Climbed
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Mortgage applications in the U.S. fell for the fourth time in five weeks as fewer Americans made home purchases or refinanced their properties as borrowing costs rose.
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index decreased 3.3 percent in the period ended April 18 from the prior week, the Washington-based trade group reported today. The 2.6 percent decline in purchases marked the measure’s first drop in six weeks and ended the longest string of gains since November 2012.