Mortgage application activity edged ever-so-slightly higher last week, with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reporting an increase of 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending February 20. Refi applications continue to do the heavy lifting. The Refinance Index increased 4% from the previous week and was 150% higher than the same week one year ago. Conventional refinance applications rose 5% for the week, while VA refinances jumped 26%, as rates declined to their lowest levels since September 2022. Notably, rates have moved even lower this week and have held these new multi-year lows in very stable fashion. If history is any guide, this should lead to an even higher refi index next week. Purchase demand moved lower, falling 5% on a seasonally adjusted basis, though activity remains 12% higher than the same week one year ago.  Joel Kan, MBA’s Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist, attributed the modest increase in overall activity to declining Treasury yields, which helped push the 30-year fixed rate to its lowest level in several months. The composition of activity shifted further toward refinances. The refinance share of total applications increased to 58.6% from 57.4% the prior week, while ARM share held steady at 8.2% . FHA share decreased to 16.1% , VA share rose to 18.7% , and USDA share remained unchanged at 0.4% .

February 27, 2026 Download our Mobile App: Download our Mobile App: 30 Yr. Fixed 5.99% -0.01%   5.99% 7.08% 15 Yr. Fixed 5.60% -0.01%   5.55% 6.48% 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.26% -0.01%   6.1% 7.2% Compare Mortgage Rates from Local Lenders for Feb 27, 2026 Mortgage Rates End Week at Best Levels Fri, Feb 27, 2026 1:56PM At this point, it is getting a bit repetitive to bring up "the lowest rates in more than 3 years"--something that was officially the case twice this week. If we give rates credit for stably holding these long-term lows (and we should!), then every day this week has been the best in more than 3 years. Here's the specific record: at no other time in the history of our rate index have rates begun a week at long-term lows and experienced so little volatility. There was a somewhat similar stretch of 4 days in March 2019, but rates had only hit a 2 year low at the time. On average, when rates hit ... (read more) Mortgage News Daily Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 5.99% -0.01 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.60% -0.01 0.00 30 Yr. FHA 5.62% -0.02 0.00 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.26% -0.01 0.00 7/6 SOFR ARM 5.33% -0.05 0.00 30 Yr. VA 5.64% -0.01 0.00 Updates Daily - Last Update: 2/27 Freddie Mac Rate Change Points 30 Yr. Fixed 5.98% -0.03 0.00 15 Yr. Fixed 5.44% +0.09 0.00 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 2/26 Mortgage Bankers Assoc. 30 Yr. Fixed 6.17% -0.04 0.56 15 Yr. Fixed 5.50% -0.15 0.73 30 Yr. Jumbo 6.21% -0.09 0.27 Updates Weekly - Last Update: 2/18 UMBS 30YR 5.0 100.47 +0.10   95.71 100.50 UMBS 30YR 5.5 101.59 +0.04   98.11 101.64 10 YR Treasury 3.961 -0.043   3.932 4.590 Starting Out Under 4.0% Despite Hotter PPI Fri, Feb 27, 2026 9:29AM We'd already discussed the fact that PPI has fallen by the wayside as a relevant market mover for bonds despite one or two instances of relevance nearly 2 years ago when bonds were desperate for any hints of change. Today's PPI results and the ensuing bond market movement leave no doubt as to the relevance of this data. Spoiler alert: there's basically no re... (read more) MBS Price Change UMBS 4.5 98.92 +0.16 UMBS 5.0 100.45 +0.08 UMBS 5.5 101.59 +0.04 GNMA 4.5 98.89 +0.20 GNMA 5.0 100.36 +0.00 GNMA 5.5 101.32 +0.05 Pricing as of: 2/27 3:35PM EST US Treasury Yield Change 2 YR Treasury 3.377 -0.056 5 YR Treasury 3.508 -0.063 7 YR Treasury 3.713 -0.043 10 YR Treasury 3.959 -0.045 30 YR Treasury 4.633 -0.028 Pricing as of: 2/27 3:35PM EST Other News Mortgage Demand Calm Before The Storm? Fri, Feb 27, 2026 1:27PM Mortgage application activity edged ever-so-slightly higher last week, with the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) reporting an increase of 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis for the week ending February 20. Refi applications continue to do the heavy lifting. The Refinance Index increased 4% from the previous week and was 150% higher than the same we... 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