WASHINGTON, May 28 (UPI) -- The volume of applications for U.S. mortgages decreased last week, falling a seasonally adjusted 4.6 percent over a week earlier, an industry group said.
The Market Composite Index, which measures mortgage loan application volume, was 593.3 compared to 621.6 a week earlier, the Mortgage Bankers Association said in a news release Wednesday.
The Refinance Index fell 8.9 percent to 2,103.5 from 2,210.5 the previous week, the MBA said.
The average interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose from 5.9 percent to 5.96 percent, the organization reported. For a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage, the rate rose to 5.49 percent from 5.42 percent.
The average interest rate for one-year adjustable rate mortgages increased to 6.92 percent from 6.71 percent.
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