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Loan officers are seeing an uptick in FHA, VA demand

The newest weekly mortgage applications survey data, released Wednesday by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) included the lowest mortgage rates in months, which created a stir in the number of applications.

According to the MBA, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) share of the market dipped to 6.42%, while refinance activity posted its fastest pace since October 2024.

“Conventional refinance applications rose 34% and government refinance applications increased by 42% over the week,” Joel Kan, the MBA’s vice president and deputy chief economist, said in the announcement. “The move in government refinances was driven by a 75% increase details ⇒

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