MBA Mortgage Applications Rose 2.0% in Week Ending May 6

Washington, DC, May 11, 2022-Mortgage applications increased 2.0% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending May 6, 2022. 

The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 2.0% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 3% compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index decreased 2% from the previous week and was 72% lower than the same week one year ago. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 5% from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 5% compared with the previous week and was 8% lower than the same week one year ago.