Mortgage Applications (Aug.)

The latest mortgage applications figures illustrate how ultra-loose monetary policy is failing to boost economic activity. Despite the fall in 30-year mortgage rates to within a whisker of a record low, mortgage applications for refinancing have risen only modestly and applications for home purchase have dropped to a 15-year low.

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