

Refi% of Apps Reach High of 81.9%
January 4, 2012 – The Mortgage Bankers Association reported that the refinance share of mortgage activity for the week ending December 30, 2011 increased to 81.9 percent of total applications. This is the highest refinance share in 2011. “Mortgage application activity declined over the last …


Mortgage Apps Decrease 3.7%
January 4, 2012 – The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) today released its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the weeks ending December 23, 2011 and December 30, 2011. Mortgage applications for the week ending December 30, 2011 decreased 3.7 percent from the week ending December 16, …


Initial Jobless Claims – 372,000
January 5, 2012 – The US Department of Labor reported that in the week ending December 31, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 372,000, a decrease of 15,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 387,000. The 4-week moving average was 373,250, …


Europe at the Brink – WSJ Documentary [Video]
The Wall Street Journal developed this brief documentary outlining the history and evolution of the European Sovereign Debt Crisis. A good overview of the challenges facing the European Union as well as the Euro.





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