On Tuesday night, a party for Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) members was greeted by "Occupy Chicago" protesters, who chanted "banks got bailed out, we got sold out."
Several thousand demonstrators marched through downtown Chicago on Monday to protest against economic inequality, the lack of good jobs and the influence of corporations in politics.
The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted index of mortgage application activity, which includes both refinancing and home purchase demand, fell 2.4 percent in the week ended August 19.
