Refinance Application-Level Index
Fannie Mae's Refinance Application-Level Index (RALI) is a set of weekly indices 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.
Total RALI ($) Percent Change for Week Ending February 27, 2026
Week over Week
+19.5%
Year over Year
+123.4%
4-Week Average*
+8.2%
Rate-Term Refinance Dollar Volume as a Share of Total Dollar Volume
69.8%
For the week ending February 27, 2026, which followed a holiday-shortened week, the dollar volume of all refinance applications increased by 19.5 percent week over week. Total RALI dollar volume is up 123.4 percent compared to the same week last year. Total RALI count is up 16.4 percent week over week and is up 90.0 percent compared to the same week last year. Rate-term refinance dollar volume accounted for 69.8 percent of total dollar volume in the week.
*Change in the average dollar volume for the last four weeks over the average for the four weeks ending a week earlier.
Note: RALI for the week ending March 6 is scheduled for release on Tuesday, March 10 at 10 a.m. ET. Please consult our publication calendar for additional information.
Rate-Term RALI ($) and Cash-Out RALI ($)
Rate-Term Week over Week
+25.1%
Rate-Term Year over Year
+252.0%
Cash-Out Week over Week
+8.3%
Cash-Out Year over Year
+21.0%
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