US mortgage applications to buy a home surged last week to the highest level since early 2023, despite still-elevated borrowing costs. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s index of home-purchase ...

OpenAI announced on Thursday it has acquired Software Applications, Inc., the makers of an AI-powered natural language interface for Mac computers called Sky. The software product, which had not been ...

OpenAI on Thursday announced it has acquired Software Applications Incorporated, a small company that developed a Mac product called Sky. All employees from Software Applications will join OpenAI.

Federal immigration officials have revealed plans to reopen the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to new applicants to comply with a court order, though they cautioned the Trump ...

Falling mortgage rates have sparked a refinancing boom, with refinance activity now 80% higher than four weeks ago. Purchase applications remain strong despite seasonal trends, running 18% ahead of ...

What a difference a week makes for mortgage application demand. As we noted last week, mortgage rates were already trending lower than those captured in the weekly survey numbers from MBA and Freddie ...

Refis jump almost 60%; ARM share climbs to highest since 2008 Mortgage applications charged ahead last week as mortgage rates dropped to their lowest levels in nearly a year, sparking a rush in ...

Students continue to pursue postsecondary education—particularly Latino and Black students—and a growing share of those applicants are choosing to submit SAT and ACT scores even when institutions are ...

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In 2025, despite a lot of negative economic headlines, mortgage purchase application data has shown positive year-over-year growth for 14 consecutive weeks. In today’s MBA purchase application survey, ...