Mortgage Applications Rose 0.6% in Week Ending September 19

Washington, DC, September 24, 2025-Mortgage applications increased 0.6% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 19, 2025. 

The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 0.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 0.1% compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index increased 1% from the previous week and was 42% higher than the same week one year ago. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 0.3% from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index decreased 1% compared with the previous week and was 18% higher than the same week one year ago.