WASHINGTON— Mortgage applications increased 1.0% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending June 19.
This week’s results include an adjustment for the Juneteenth holiday.
The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 1.0% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier. On an unadjusted basis, the Index decreased 10% compared with the previous week. The Refinance Index increased 3% from the previous week and was 17% higher than the same week one year ago. The seasonally adjusted Purchase Index decreased 1% from one week earlier. The unadjusted Purchase Index decreased 12% compared with the previous week and was 3% higher than the same week one year ago.
“Mortgage rates changed little over the course of last week, despite the more hawkish tone from the FOMC at its June meeting,” said Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s SVP and chief economist. “Purchase application volume edged slightly lower, while refinance activity posted modest gains. Despite the elevated mortgage rates and overall economic uncertainty, mortgage application volume is running 8% above year-ago levels.”
The refinance share of mortgage activity increased to 41.5% of total applications from 40.3% the previous week. The adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) share of activity decreased to 8.2% of total applications.
FHA Share
The FHA share of total applications increased to 17.9% from 17.5% the week prior. The VA share of total applications decreased to 12.3% from 12.9% the week prior. The USDA share of total applications increased to 0.5% from 0.4% the week prior.
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances ($832,750 or less) decreased to 6.59% from 6.60%, with points remaining unchanged at 0.63 (including the origination fee) for 80% loan-to-value ratio (LTV) loans. The effective rate remained unchanged from last week.
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with jumbo loan balances (greater than $832,750) decreased to 6.52% from 6.62%, with points increasing to 0.58 from 0.57 (including the origination fee) for 80% LTV loans. The effective rate decreased from last week.
The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages backed by the FHA remained unchanged at 6.25%, with points increasing to 0.76 from 0.73 (including the origination fee) for 80% LTV loans. The effective rate increased from last week.
The average contract interest rate for 15-year fixed-rate mortgages remained unchanged at 6.02%, with points increasing to 0.69 from 0.65 (including the origination fee) for 80% LTV loans. The effective rate increased from last week.
The average contract interest rate for 5/1 ARMs decreased to 5.68% from 5.86%, with points remaining unchanged at 0.81 (including the origination fee) for 80% LTV loans. The effective rate decreased from last week.