Mortgage interest rates may be rising and the spread between ARM and fixed-rate mortgage yields has drawn tight, but consumers continue to choose adjustable-rate loans in significant numbers, according to a new analysis from the Inside Mortgage Finance MBS Database. A total of $240.64 billion of adjustable-rate mortgages, spanning an array of product variations, were pooled in new mortgage securities during the second quarter of 2006. That was up a slight 1.3...[Two data tables included]