# Mortgage applications drop 5.3% despite rate decline

- Source: HousingWire
- Published: 2026-10-21T13:44:40+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.housingwire.com/articles/mba-applications-drop-53/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/mortgage-applications-drop-5-3-despite-rate-decline-fe724e/

Purchase applications dropped 7% week over week and ran 18% below last year

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