Mortgage application volume decreased for a fourth straight week during the week ended March 26, dropping 2.2% compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Applications Survey.
Applications for refinances dropped 2% compared with the previous week and were down 32% compared with a year ago. Applications for purchases were also down 2% compared with the previous week but were up 39% compared with a year ago.
The drop