Mortgage applications and refinance applications increased during the week ending Dec. 11, 2020, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's weekly survey
Spurred by historically low interest rates, new refinances made up about $328.5 billion in total dollar volume in Q1, up 105 percent from the same period last year
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in lenders offering significantly lower average annual percentage rates to homebuyers and refinance borrowers
Rising mortgage rates have caused refinance loan originations to drop to its lowest point since Q2 2014
RealtyTrac report shows that despite overall drop, purchase and HELOC are loans up
Refinance loans accounted for more than two-thirds of those originated in the quarter
The Mortgage Collaborative aims to 'level the playing field' with big lenders
2013 purchase loan originations projected to rise nearly 19 percent
Fed action spurs boom in refi applications