Thursday, July 5, 2007

U.S. mortgage applications little changed - MBA

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, July 5 - U.S. mortgage applications were little changed from the prior week, with an increase in demand for loans to buy homes offset by a drop in applications to refinance, an industry group said on Thursday. The Mortgage Bankers Association said its mortgage applications index rose 0.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted 619.4 in the week ended June 29, nearing its lowest level since mid-February.



The MBA's purchase index rose 2.0 percent to 437.3. But the refinancing applications gauge dropped 2.6 percent 1,687.2 on a seasonally adjusted basis to the lowest this year.


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