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# Mortgage applications slide as 30-year rate hits three-year high
- URL: https://blockyard.ghost.io/mortgage-applications-slide-as-30-year-rate-hits-three-year-high/
- Published: 2026-09-30T14:00:42.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T14:00:42.000Z
- Description: Demand hits its slowest weekly pace since 2025 as ARM share climbs to its highest level since October 2025
- Author: Hans Michel
- Tags: loantrust.ai, news, breaking

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**BREAKING** — Mortgage Professional America reports that mortgage applications have slowed to their weakest weekly pace since 2025, with the 30-year fixed rate reaching a three-year high. In response, borrowers have shifted toward adjustable-rate mortgages in greater numbers than at any point since October 2025\. The excerpt does not specify the exact rate level or the size of the week-over-week decline.

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**Source:** [Mortgage Professional America](https://www.mpamag.com/us/mortgage-industry/market-updates/mortgage-applications-slide-as-30-year-rate-hits-three-year-high/591786?ref=blockyard.ghost.io), “Mortgage applications slide as 30-year rate hits three-year high”. [Read the original →](https://www.mpamag.com/us/mortgage-industry/market-updates/mortgage-applications-slide-as-30-year-rate-hits-three-year-high/591786?ref=blockyard.ghost.io)

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