Refi apps jump in latest survey

Borrowers jumping on a dip in rates in order to refinance existing mortgages helped push loan applications up 5.1 percent for the week ending Oct. 10, even though applications for purchase mortgages were flat, the Mortgage Bankers Association said today.

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