"U.S. mortgage applications rose in the last week of January, reflecting a jump in demand for home refinancing loans even as interest rates rose to their highest levels since early December, data from an industry group showed Wednesday.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage applications, which includes both purchase and refinance loans, for the week ended Jan. 30 increased 8.6% to 795.4 after slumping 38.8% during the previous week.
Borrowing costs on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, excluding fees, averaged 5.28%, up 0.06 percentage point from the previous week. Three weeks earlier, mortgage rates were 4.89%, the lowest level recorded since the MBA survey began in 1990."
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U.S. mortgage applications up as refinancing jumps
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