Mortgage Applications Rose 4.1% in Third Week of July

Washington, DC, July 22, 2020-Mortgage applications increased 4.1% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 17, 2020. 

The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 4.1% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index increased 4% compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index increased 5% from the previous week and was 122% higher than the same week one year ago. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index increased 2% from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index increased 2% compared with the previous week and was 19% higher than the same week one year ago.