• Total mortgage application volume fell 7.7% last week as mortgage rates jumped higher.
• The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances increased to 6.39% last week from 6.18% the previous week.
• Applications to refinance a home loan dropped 13% for the week and were 76% lower than the same week one year ago.

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