Down 50%! The Refinance Boom Is Over

In this segment of The Motley Fool's everything-financials show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss the rate at which consumers are refinancing their homes as interest rates tick higher.

Matt and David also tell viewers how this declining trend may impact the nation's largest mortgage originators.

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