Which of the following is not true regarding prepayments?
A) The greater the prepayments, the shorter the security's duration.
B) Prepayments are relatively low during the first two years of a mortgage.
C) Mortgages to older people tend to have more prepayments than mortgages to younger people.
D) Prepayments increase as interest rates fall.
E) all of the above are true
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