normal: Mortgage-Treasury Spread Hits New Lows - Are mortgages safer now?
- 04/05/10 04:51 AM
Mortgage-Treasury Spread Hits New Lows - Are mortgages safer now? In mid-March, a number of articles were published suggesting that the end of the Federal Reserve's Mortgage Backed Security purchase program might drive mortgage rates somewhat higher, fairly quickly. The Fed had telegraphed this upcoming action very loudly and very clearly since 2009. The program has had substantial effects on mortgage rates over the past 16 months. It immediately lowered mortgage rates by 1/2% or more, and, over its course, brought 30-year fixed rates to their lowest point ever, at 4.71% in December of 2009. It also had a profound effect … (0 comments)
normal: Mortgage-Backed Securities Losing their Stigma - What we can learn from the current Mortgage - Treasury Spread
- 06/15/09 06:13 AM
Is there a light at the end of the tunnel? Investors may be suggesting so with the recent surge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average from its March low below 7000 to a recent peak over 8700. Still, some doubt should exist considering the recent economic data hasn't so much indicated the United States economy is getting better, rather that the economy is worsening at a slower pace. Still there is one area, very close to the epicenter of the economy's troubles, that suggests recent changes are achieving their desired results. In the 18 months leading up to December, 2008, the … (18 comments)
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