Fixed Rate Mortgages Grow Even More Popular

February 24, 2009 by admin · Leave a Comment
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As if they couldn’t get any more popular, fixed-rate mortgages grabbed even more market share during the fourth quarter, according to mortgage financier Freddie Mac’s quarterly refinance report.

An overwhelming 97 percent of prime borrowers who originally had conforming ARMs chose a fixed-rate mortgage when they refinanced, up from 85 percent a quarter earlier.

Additionally, 99.7 percent of borrowers Read more