According to originationnews, the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) says despite the interest rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) with conforming loan balances having increased nine basis points to 3.61%, mortgage apps rose 11.7 percent for the week ending Jan. 4. This interest rate is the highest in two months. The average contract rate for a 30-year FHA-insured loan moved up one basis point to 3.35 percent. MHProNews has been informed while the Refinance Index rose by 12 percent, the seasonally-adjusted Purchase Index increased ten percent.

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