Mortgage Application in the United States increased by 1.10 percent in the week ending June 20 of 2025 over the previous week. This dataset provides - United States MBA Mortgage Applications - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The value of refinance applications for mortgages in the United States soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a drop in 2021. In the week ending September 13, 2024, Fannie Mae's dollar value Refinance Application-Level Index (RALI) amounted to 262.7 index points, down from 1,451 index points when the market peaked in March 2020. The index measures the development of the value of mortgage refinance applications, with the first week of 2004 chosen as a baseline year. An index value of 150 suggests an increase in the value of refinance applications of 50 percent since the baseline period.

MBA Mortgage Refinance Index in the United States increased to 713.40 points in June 20 from 692.40 points in the previous week. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States MBA Mortgage Refinance Index.

Graph and download economic data for New Home Mortgage Applications for United States (M0264AUSM500NNBR) from Jan 1938 to Dec 1941 about mortgage, new, housing, and USA.

The volume of refinance applications for mortgages in the United States soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a drop in 2021. In the week ending September 13, 2024, Fannie Mae's loan count Refinance Application-Level Index (RALI) amounted to 127.1 index points, down from 800 index points when the market peaked in March 2020. The index measures the development of the volume of mortgage refinance applications, with the first week of 2004 chosen as a baseline year. An index value of 150 suggests an increase in the number of refinance applications of 50 percent since the baseline period.

MBA Mortgage Market Index in the United States increased to 250.80 points in June 20 from 248.10 points in the previous week. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United States MBA Mortgage Market Index.

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA): Loan Application Register (LAR) and Transmittal Sheet (TS) Raw Data, 2007 contains information collected in calendar year 2006. The HMDA, enacted by Congress in 1975, requires most mortgage lenders located in metropolitan areas to report data about their housing-related lending activity. The HMDA data were collected from 8,886 lending institutions and cover approximately 34.1 million home purchase and home improvement loans and refinancings, including loan originations, loan purchases, and applications that were denied, incomplete or withdrawn. The Private Mortgage Insurance Companies (PMIC) data refer to applications for mortgage insurance to insure home purchase mortgages and to insure mortgages to refinance existing obligations. Part 1, HMDA Transmittal Sheet (TS), and Part 4, PMIC Transmittal Sheet (TS), include information submitted by reporting institutions with the Loan Application Register (LAR), such as the reporting institution's name, address, and Tax ID. Part 2, HMDA Reporter Panel, and Part 5, PMIC Reporter Panel, contain information on all institutions that reported data in activity year 2006. Part 3, HMDA MSA Offices, and Part 6, PMIC MSA Offices, contain information on all metropolitan statistical areas in the data. Parts 7 through 789 contain HMDA and PMIC Loan Application Register (LAR) files at the national level, at the agency level, and by MSA/MD. With some exceptions, for each transaction the institution reported data about the loan (or application), such as the type and amount of the loan made (or applied for) and, in limited circumstances, its price, the disposition of the application, such as whether it was denied or resulted in an origination of a loan, the property to which the loan relates, such as its type (single-family versus multi-family), and location (including the census tract), the sale of the loan, if it was sold, and the applicant's and co-applicant's ethnicity, race, sex, and income.

The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA): Loan Application Register (LAR) and Transmittal Sheet (TS) Raw Data, 2008 contains information collected in calendar year 2007. The HMDA, enacted by Congress in 1975, requires most mortgage lenders located in metropolitan areas to report data about their housing-related lending activity. The HMDA data were collected from 8,610 lending institutions and cover approximately 26.6 million home purchase and home improvement loans and refinancings, including loan originations, loan purchases, and applications that were denied, incomplete or withdrawn. The Private Mortgage Insurance Companies (PMIC) data refer to applications for mortgage insurance to insure home purchase mortgages and to insure mortgages to refinance existing obligations. Part 1, HMDA Transmittal Sheet (TS), and Part 4, PMIC Transmittal Sheet (TS), include information submitted by reporting institutions with the Loan Application Register (LAR), such as the reporting institution's name, address, and Tax ID. Part 2, HMDA Reporter Panel, and Part 5, PMIC Reporter Panel, contain information on all institutions that reported data in activity year 2007. Part 3, HMDA MSA Offices, and Part 6, PMIC MSA Offices, contain information on all metropolitan statistical areas in the data. Parts 7 through 794 contain HMDA and PMIC Loan Application Register (LAR) files at the national level, at the agency level, and by MSA/MD. With some exceptions, for each transaction the institution reported data about the loan (or application), such as the type and amount of the loan made (or applied for) and, in limited circumstances, its price, the disposition of the application, such as whether it was denied or resulted in an origination of a loan, the property to which the loan relates, such as its type (single-family versus multi-family), and location (including the census tract), the sale of the loan, if it was sold, and the applicant's and co-applicant's ethnicity, race, sex, and income.

Out of the 26 million mortgage applications in the United States in 2021, roughly 15 million resulted in mortgage originations. That included applications for home purchase, home improvement, refinancing, cash out refinancing, and other purposes. White applicants accounted for approximately 10 million loan originations worth almost 2.9 trillion U.S. dollars, while for Black and African American applicants, this figure stood at roughly 875,000 originations and 222 billion U.S. dollars, respectively. The the number of mortgages originated to Asian applicants was slightly higher at 981,000.

United States WAS: Number of Applications: Government: Refinance: 1-Wk Change data was reported at -3.825 % in 20 Jul 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 26.963 % for 13 Jul 2018. United States WAS: Number of Applications: Government: Refinance: 1-Wk Change data is updated weekly, averaging -0.500 % from Jan 1990 (Median) to 20 Jul 2018, with 1489 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 197.800 % in 27 Sep 1991 and a record low of -70.200 % in 25 Nov 1994. United States WAS: Number of Applications: Government: Refinance: 1-Wk Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Mortgage Bankers Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.KA016: Weekly Applications Survey: Mortgage Loan Applications.

Dataset contains the percent of denied mortgages based on the purpose of the application and disaggregated by race. Each cell represents the denial rate within that column's race/ethnicity category's total applications. Data pulled from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, collected by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, which requires many financial institutions to maintain, report, and publicly disclose information about mortgages.

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The Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA): Loan Application Register (LAR) and Transmittal Sheet (TS) Raw Data, 2013 contains information collected in calendar year 2012. The HMDA, enacted by Congress in 1975, that requires most mortgage lenders located in metropolitan areas to report data about their housing-related lending activity. The HMDA data were collected from 7,400 lending institutions and cover approximately 18.7 million home purchase and home improvement loans and refinancings, including loan originations, loan purchases, and applications that were denied, incomplete, or withdrawn. The Private Mortgage Insurance Companies (PMIC) data refer to applications for mortgage insurance to insure home purchase mortgages and to insure mortgages to refinance existing obligations. Part 1, HMDA Transmittal Sheet (TS), and Part 4, PMIC Transmittal Sheet (TS), include information submitted by reporting institutions with the Loan Application Register (LAR), such as the reporting institution's name, address, and Tax ID. Part 2, HMDA Reporter Panel, and Part 5, PMIC Reporter Panel, contain information on all institutions that reported data for activity year 2012. Part 3, HMDA MSA Offices, contains information on all metropolitan statistical areas in the data. Parts 6 through 792 contain HMDA and PMIC Loan Application Register (LAR) files at the national level, at the agency level, and by MSA/MD. With some exceptions, for each transaction the institution reported data about the loan (or application), such as the type and amount of the loan made (or applied for) and, in limited circumstances, its price, the disposition of the application, such as whether it was denied or resulted in an origination of a loan, the property to which the loan relates, such as its type (single-family versus multi-family), and location (including the census tract), the sale of the loan, if it was sold, and the applicant's and co-applicant's ethnicity, race, sex, and income.

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The value of mortgage applications in the United States came close to eight trillion U.S. dollars in 2021, with loan originations amounting to 4.8 trillion U.S. dollars. This includes applications for home purchase, home improvement, refinancing, cash out refinancing, and other purposes. White applicants accounted for the highest number applications and originations. The value of mortgages originated to White applicants was almost 2.9 trillion U.S. dollars, while for Black and African American applicants, this figure stood at roughly 223 billion U.S. dollars. The the value of mortgages originated to Asian applicants was higher at 415 billion U.S. dollars.

WAS: Conventional Loans % the Total Refinance Loan Applications data was reported at 84.800 % in 20 Jul 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 84.100 % for 13 Jul 2018. WAS: Conventional Loans % the Total Refinance Loan Applications data is updated weekly, averaging 83.400 % from Jan 2011 (Median) to 20 Jul 2018, with 393 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90.300 % in 12 Aug 2011 and a record low of 73.500 % in 15 Jun 2012. WAS: Conventional Loans % the Total Refinance Loan Applications data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Mortgage Bankers Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.KA016: Weekly Applications Survey: Mortgage Loan Applications.

This dataset provides values for MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS reported in several countries. The data includes current values, previous releases, historical highs and record lows, release frequency, reported unit and currency.

The U.S. mortgage market has declined notably since 2020 and 2021, mostly due to the effect of higher borrowing costs on refinance mortgages. The value of refinancing mortgage originations, amounted to 190 billion U.S. dollars in the fourth quarter of 2024, down from a peak of 851 billion U.S. dollars in the fourth quarter of 2020. The value of mortgage loans for the purchase of a property recorded milder fluctuations, with a value of 304 billion U.S. dollars in the fourth quarter of 2024. According to the forecast, mortgage lending is expected to slightly increase until the end of 2026. The cost of mortgage borrowing in the U.S. Mortgage interest rates in the U.S. rose dramatically in 2022, peaking in the final quarter of 2024. In 2020, a homebuyer could lock in a 30-year fixed interest rate of under three percent, whereas in 2024, the average rate for the same mortgage type exceeded 6.6 percent. This has led to a decline in homebuyer sentiment, and an increasing share of the population pessimistic about buying a home in the current market. The effect of a slower housing market on property prices and rents According to the S&P/Case Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, housing prices experienced a slight correction in early 2023, as property transactions declined. Nevertheless, the index continued to grow in the following months. On the other hand, residential rents have increased steadily since 2000.

United States WAS: Refinance Loans % of the Total Conventional Loan Applications data was reported at 40.000 % in 20 Jul 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 39.600 % for 13 Jul 2018. United States WAS: Refinance Loans % of the Total Conventional Loan Applications data is updated weekly, averaging 51.005 % from Jan 1990 (Median) to 20 Jul 2018, with 1490 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 88.400 % in 27 Aug 2010 and a record low of 12.000 % in 20 Jan 1995. United States WAS: Refinance Loans % of the Total Conventional Loan Applications data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Mortgage Bankers Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.KA016: Weekly Applications Survey: Mortgage Loan Applications.

Series Is Presented Here As 2 Variables: (1) Original Data, 1938-41; (2) Original Data, 1947-56. Figures For 11/1946-3/1948, And 5/1950 Adjusted Downward By Source To "Eliminate Effects Of Amendments To The National Housing Act Or Of Administrative Changes Affecting The Magnitude Of These Data Series." - Letter Of 6/6/1956 To NBER By A. F. Thornton, Director, Div. Of Res. & Statistics, F.H.A. Source: Federal Housing Administration, Division Of Research And Statistics

This NBER data series m02164b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02164b