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New York, NY, United States (AHN) – More American homeowners are reducing the terms of their mortgages because of low interest rates and a desire to reduce debts. According to Freddie Mac, 34 percent of refinancers changed to 20- or 15-year loans. It is the highest level in switches in seven years.

Similarly, online mortgage broker Lending Tree reported requests for 15-year mortgages are up 30 percent compared to 12 months ago.

The shift to shorter-term loans came despite the average rate for 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage at 4.32 percent last week, which is almost a record low.

Changing to shorter-term loan is a better alternative than investing money in the volatile stock market, savings accounts or Treasury securities, while cutting terms of mortgages save the homeowner hundreds or thousands of dollars in interest cost, industry experts said.

To qualify for refinancing, borrowers must have a credit score of 720 or higher at least 20 percent in home equity, but only about 46 percent of homeowners with a mortgage have equity of 20 percent of less in their homes.

Washington is expected to retain playing a major role in the U.S. mortgage market. According to reports, U.S. President Barack Obama asked advisers to develop a proposal that would extend federal loan subsidy for most homebuyers.

Previously, senior economic and housing advisers of the president favored preserving Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but under different names and with new constraints.

A White House spokesman said that all three main options in the white paper on reforming the country’s housing finance system are still under active consideration and advisers are still making deeper analysis of how each option could potentially be implemented.

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