Americans losing interest in adjustable-rate mortgages

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American homeowners have stopped opting for adjustable-rate mortgages, according to a quarterly report from Freddie Mac. Of the homeowners who refinanced adjustable-rate mortgages last quarter, 97 percent switched to fixed-rate mortgages, and 99.7 percent of those who refinanced with fixed-rate mortgages chose to stay with them.