(Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor) - Milano, 29 apr - Mortgage applications in the US fell 1.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) for the week ending April 24.

The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loan balances rose to 6.37% from 6.35%.

Applications for contracts to refinance a mortgage, which are sensitive to short-term changes in interest rates, fell by.

4.4% from the previous week.

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