MBA Mortgage Applications: Release Dates, Results & History
MBA Mortgage Applications last printed -1.0% on Wed, Aug 26, 2026 against a -0.4% prior. The next release is Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET. Captured live by Helious the moment it printed.
The weekly percent change in mortgage application volume is the highest-frequency housing demand read available. The purchase index leads home sales by one to two months, while the refi index is a pure response to where mortgage rates just went. It is the first hard evidence of whether a Treasury rally is actually reaching borrowers.
The trend, at a glance
How it moves Treasuries
Never a Treasury mover on its own; it is confirmation tape. A refi surge after a yield drop shows rate transmission working, and a purchase-application slide is an early housing-slowdown tell. See it scored live on the Helious desk, or read how the standard-deviation surprise is computed.
Recent prints, as captured by the desk
| DATE | ACTUAL | FORECAST | PRIOR | SURPRISE (SD) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1.0% | — | -0.4% | — | BELOW PRIOR | |
| -0.4% | — | 3.6% | — | BELOW PRIOR | |
| 3.6% | — | -2.9% | +1.86 | ABOVE FORECAST | |
| -2.9% | — | -6.4% | +1.00 | ABOVE FORECAST | |
| -6.4% | — | 1.9% | -2.37 | BELOW FORECAST | |
| 1.9% | — | -2.7% | +1.31 | ABOVE FORECAST |
The 6 most recent prints from the desk's live capture (began July 2026), a sample. Every row links the print page published the moment the number landed; the full graded history is served by the API.
Weekly, every Wednesday · 7:00 AM ET · download a sample (CSV, recent rows), free to cite with a link to this page. The full history comes through the Helious API and MCP at api.helious.io/mcp, with depth set by plan.