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Agency Refi Business Jumps in October, Purchase Slows
November 6, 2025
John Bancroft
The agency market is responding to the decline in mortgage rates since early September with rate-term refinance business doubling in October. ARMs and 15-year loans are also surging. (Includes two data tables.)
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