Mortgage applications rise 0.3 percent due to refinances, rates edge up to 4.65 percent

The Market Composite Index increased 0.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier, with purchase loans falling 1.0 percent and refinances rising 2.0 percent. The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages increased to its highest level since January 2014, 4.65 percent.

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