Wednesday, April 18, 2007

UPDATE 1-US home loan demand drops for fifth consecutive week

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, April 18 - U.S. mortgage applications fell for the fifth consecutive week, largely reflecting a drop in demand for home purchase loans, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.

The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and purchasing loans, for the week ended April 13 dropped 2.5 percent to 630.6.


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