US mortgage applications fell by 2.2% on the week ended 3 July, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
08 July 2026 12:29:56
Source: Sharecast
Last week's modest decline came amid relative stability in benchmark mortgage rates, with the 30-year fixed rate rising just a single basis point to 6.58%, despite an increase in longer-term Treasury yields during the week.
Applications to refinance a mortgage, which are more sensitive to week-to-week changes in interest rates, fell by 4.1%, while applications to purchase a home inched down by 0.6%.
Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com
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