Mortgage Applications See Biggest Increase In 4 Months: Mba

Mortgage applications see biggest increase in 4 months: MBA

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Applications for home mortgages surged last week, racking up the biggest increase in four months on a flood of refinancing demand as interest rates remained low, an industry group said on Wednesday.

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