Mumbai, May 9 -- Mortgage applications in the U.S. saw a notable rebound in the week ended May 3rd, according to a report released by the Mortgage Bankers Association on Wednesday.

The MBA said the Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, surged 2.6 percent last week after tumbling by 2.3 percent in the previous week.

The report said the Refinance Index spiked by 5 percent from the previous week but was 6 percent lower than the same week one year ago.

The Purchase Index also jumped by 2 percent compared with the previous week but was 17 percent lower than the same week one year ago.

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