Economy - Wednesday (Investor's Business Daily)

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Economy - Wednesday
    (Investor's Business Daily)

 


Investor's Business Daily - The Mortgage Bankers Assoc.'s mortgage applications index fell 6.2% in the week ended July 18 to 489.6 as 30-year mortgage rates rose 0.37 point 15 6.59%, the highest in a year. The purchase index fell 6.7% to 335.6 and the refi index fell 5.6% to 1392.7. Financial turmoil has caused interest rates to rise while soaring home-loan defaults have forced banks to curb credit, deepening the housing slump.


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