美利率提高但按揭贷款申请仍有增加

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. applications rose last week, reflecting an increase in loan , as surged to a three-month high, an industry trade group said on Wednesday.

said its adjusted index of mortgage application activity for the week ended March 3 increased 0.7 percent to 575.6 from the previous week’s 571.5.

The MBA’s survey covers about 50 percent of all U.S. retail originations. Respondents include mortgage bankers, and .

注释：

1、mortgage：按揭、抵押
2、refinancing：再贷款、再融资
3、interest rate：利率
4、The Mortgage Bankers Association：美国抵押贷款银行协会
5、seasonally：adv. 季节地、季节性地、周期性地
6、residential mortgage：住宅抵押
7、commercial banks：商业银行
8、thrift：储蓄贷款机构