The Mortgage Bankers Association just reported that its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage applications, which includes both purchase and refinance loans, for the week ended September 10 decreased 8.9 percent.
Mortgage applications for home loan refinancing fell for a second straight week, dropping to its lowest level since early August.
Borrowing costs on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, excluding fees, averaged 4.47 percent, down 0.03 percentage point from the previous week.