Mortgage application activity was essentially flat last week, almost impressively so. After much recent volatility, the index is finding a brief moment of stability, and borrowers seem content ...

There is no doubt about what took centre stage in the theatre of business applications in 2025: agentic artificial intelligence (AI). The technology, which sees AI systems working autonomously, with ...

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 ...

Mortgage applications increased 0.6% last week, driven by a 6% rise in purchase applications despite higher interest rates. The refinance index fell 3%, reflecting the impact of rising rates on ...

Talent professionals and job seekers alike are grappling with the enormous rise in job applications submitted every day, according to experts. The number of applications submitted on LinkedIn has ...

In the high-stakes world of college admissions, there’s one lesson every hopeful applicant should learn early: What you leave out of your personal essay may matter more than what you put in. Many ...

OpenAI’s relentless push for growth took another turn on Thursday when the company said it had bought Software Applications Incorporated. The company is perhaps best known for making Workflows. Apple ...

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 ...

College admissions have changed drastically since the coronavirus pandemic. Acceptance rates have hit record lows for elite colleges, many schools have dropped standardized testing requirements and ...