Fixed rate home loans popular in August 2011

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Mortgage loan borrowers have responded to the aggressive cutting of fixed home loan interest rates over the past couple of months by refinancing their home loans.

Mortgage aggregator AFG reported yesterday that 38% of mortgage loans sold in August 2011 went to borrowers refinancing and 9.4% of home loans were on fixed terms – up from 7.9% in July 2011.