It seems likely the mortgage-backed securities will be on the Fed’s balance sheet until they finally mature. In the meantime, ...
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Government securitization guarantor Ginnie Mae got the terms for the popular HMBS 2.0 program across the finish line ahead of a major change in federal leadership.
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Tannuzzo argues that getting into investment-grade corporate bonds now has the potential advantages of locking in yields before they fall in tandem with Fed cuts, while harvesting the resulting ...
Broader parameters for home equity lines of credit are emerging with some safeguards as many low-rate first-lien borrowers ...
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Short-dated bonds witnessed the most significant declines, while yields fell less drastically across the longest tenors. Read ...
That’s because investors who buy Fannie and Freddie’s mortgage-backed securities could demand higher interest rates, especially if there is no explicit government backstop for the mortgage bonds.