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Mortgage Applications Rise 1.4%, Defying Higher Rates
CNBC, July 6, 2017–Diana Olick
More borrowers applied for home loans last week, even as interest rates made their largest five-day jump since just after the presidential election, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.