Mortgage applications in the U.S. climbed last week as record-low borrowing costs lifted refinancing to the highest level since April 2009.

The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index rose 0.2 percent in the period ended July 27 from the prior week, the Washington- based group said Wednesday. The group’s refinancing gauge advanced 0.8 percent while its purchase measure fell 2.3 percent.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]