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Horizontal bar chart comparing 19.2 million people enrolled in ACA marketplace plans with 0.95 million receiving a $500 refund check

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$500 Obamacare refund checks start going out to 950,000 people in 30 states

The Treasury began releasing the payments Wednesday, with a letter from President Trump to follow in the mail.

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Bar chart showing mortgage applications versus a year earlier: refinance down 56%, purchase down 14%

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Mortgage rates hit 7.30%, the sixth straight weekly rise and a near 3-year high

Refinance applications are down 56% from a year ago, and one in ten borrowers is now reaching for an adjustable-rate loan.

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