MBA data for the week ending March 6, 2026 shows mortgage applications rose 3.2% week over week as the 30-year conforming rate increased to 6.19%. Purchases rose 7.8% while refinances were up 0.5% and ...

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Mortgage application activity edged ever-so-slightly higher last week, with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reporting an increase of 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending ...

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The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances was unchanged at 6.09% Applications to refinance a home loan jumped 14.3% Applications for a mortgage ...

Jim Breeze, senior vice president of PNC Bank, expects March to be similar to last year, and perhaps "a little improved." Last year, PNC saw a 47% increase in mortgage applications from January to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched down modestly last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels despite a weakening job market. The number of Americans ...

March 10 (Reuters) - U.S. crude oil exports decreased 3% in 2025 from 2024, the first annual decrease since 2021, the U.S. Energy Information Administration said on Tuesday. The U.S. exported 4.0 ...

Katherine Haan, MBA, is a Senior Staff Writer for Forbes Advisor and a former financial advisor turned international bestselling author and business coach. For more than a decade, she’s helped small ...