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Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey - May 7, 2008

07-May-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 655.4
Change: Up 15.6%
Purchase Index: 381.3
Change: Up 12.1%
Refinance Index: 2273.8
Change: Up 19.3%
4-Week Moving Average: Down 2.6%
30-year Fixed Rate: 5.91% with 1.12 points

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Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey - April 30, 2008

30-Apr-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 567.0
Change: Down 11.1%
Purchase Index: 340.1
Change: Down 4.8%
Refinance Index: 1905.2
Change: Down 16.7%
4-Week Moving Average: Down 4.3%
30-year Fixed Rate: 6.01% with 1.26 points

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Federal Funds Rate Announcement (FOMC) - April 30, 2008

30-Apr-08

Federal Funds Rate: 2.00%
Discount Rate: 2.25%

The Federal Open Market Committee decided today to lower its target for the federal funds rate 25 basis points to 2 percent.
In a related action, the Board of Governors unanimously approved a 25-basis-point decrease in the discount rate to 2-1/4 percent.
The substantial easing of monetary policy to date, combined with [...]

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Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey - April 16, 2008

16-Apr-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 743.4
Change: Up 2.5%%
Purchase Index: 381.6
Change: Down 0.8%
Refinance Index: 2866.0
Change: Up 5.2%
4-Week Moving Average: Up 3%
30-year Fixed Rate: 5.74% with 1.05 points

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Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey - April 9, 2008

09-Apr-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 725.6
Change: Up 5.4%%
Purchase Index: 384.7
Change: Up 8.1%
Refinance Index: 2724.7
Change: Up 3.4%
4-Week Moving Average: Up 1.8%
30-year Fixed Rate: 5.78% with 1.11 points

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Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey - April 2, 2008

03-Apr-08

Mortgage Applications Survey At a Glance
Adjusted seasonally

Market Composite Index: 688.3
Change: Down 28.7%
Purchase Index: 356.0
Change: Down 11.8%
Refinance Index: 2636.0
Change: Down 38.1%
4-Week Moving Average: Up 0.11%
30-year Fixed Rate: 5.75% with 1.19 points

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