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Refinance Application-Level Index

Fannie Mae's Refinance Application-Level Index (RALI) is a weekly series sourcing data from our automated underwriting system, Desktop Underwriter® (DU®), to provide the market timely, comprehensive, and ongoing tracking of refinance activity and historical trends.

RALI ($) Percent Change for Week Ending November 15, 2024

For the holiday-shortened week ending November 15, 2024, the dollar volume of refinance applications increased 2.7 percent week over week. RALI dollar volume is up 55.4 percent compared to the same week last year. RALI count increased 1.2 percent week over week and is up 40.1 percent compared to the same week last year.

Note: RALI for the week ending November 22 is scheduled for release on Tuesday, November 26 at 10 a.m. ET. Please consult our publication calendar for additional information.

Historical Comparisons – RALI ($) Percent Difference

*Change in the average RALI dollar volume for the last four weeks over the average for the four weeks ending a week earlier.
**5-week period from the week ending October 6, 2023, through the week ending November 3, 2023.

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