Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased 8.5% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Jan. 23, 2026. This week’s results include an adjustment for the Martin Luther King holiday.

MBA Chart of the Week: Monthly Payroll Growth

The economy is growing, but unevenly, and employers certainly appear to be cautious about adding additional workers, as evidenced by the still very slow hiring rate in the recent JOLTS data.

Mortgage Applications Decrease in Latest MBA Weekly Survey

Mortgage applications decreased 3.8% from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Dec. 12, 2025.