Refi loans are accounting for about half of all mortgage applications which is the lowest amount since July 2009. On the surface this seems like a positive trend back to pre-2008 levels. However, the ABSOLUTE level of mortgage apps is currently only about half of what it was pre-2008. The overall weekly MBA mortgage application index is still just slightly above 14-year lows and the refinancing index is just barely above 5-year lows.