Roundup: Mortgage applications climb / Bank stocks soar / Peloton issues fix By Deanna B. Narveson - May 19, 2021 FacebookXLinkedinEmailPrint Bigger balances: Homebuyers are applying for ever-bigger mortgages as home prices soar, CNBC reports. The extreme shortage of homes across the country has prices continuing to climb at the fastest pac… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.