Can a first mortgage be refinanced to a lower rate if there is also an existing second mortgage?

Question by cookingmomma: Can a first mortgage be refinanced to a lower rate if there is also an existing second mortgage?
If a homeowner has a first mortgage and a second mortgage, and would like to refinance the first mortgage at different terms, can this be accomplished – does the existing second mortgage put a monkey-wrench in refinancing the first?

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Answer by Tim
Normally you roll them both together. You can get better rates on a 1st than a 2nd.

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