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Interest rates have fallen to record lows, and refinance applications have skyrocketed in the weeks after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced plans to buy mortgage-backed securities. Borrowers are shortening the term on their mortgages, paying extra to lower their principal, or keeping their balance the same.
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