Applications for home mortgages in the U.S. grew last week

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Source: Reuters

On Wednesday, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported that its mortgage application activity index added 18% on a seasonally adjusted basis during the last week. The MBA's refinancing applications index surged by a seasonally adjusted 19.2%, while the index that measures requests of loans for home purchases grew by 12.8%. The refinancing activity climbed to 79% as a share of total mortgage applications from 78% the week before.

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