Mortgage Applications Rose 3.2% in Week Ending December 9

Washington, DC, December 14, 2022-Mortgage applications increased 3.2% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending December 9, 2022.  

The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 3.2% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 0.4% compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index increased 3% from the previous week and was 85% lower than the same week one year ago. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 4% from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index decreased 1% compared with the previous week and was 38% lower than the same week one year ago.