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Re:Mortgages are a manufactured product by quickthrowman on Friday January 14, 2022 @07:41PM (#29942425)
> No, in general there is no prepayment penalty. In fact, it is relatively rare for a 30 year mortgage to last the entire 30 years.

I believe the average mortgage duration is ~8 years, which is why the ‘mortgage rate’ tracks the 10 year Treasury rate and not the 30 year Treasury rate.

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