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Fed Policy and the Effect on Mortgage Valuations

Levels in the capital markets appeared to have stabilized over the past few months. Treasury yields have remained in a fairly tight range, as have yield spreads for mortgage-backed securities. In particular, MBS yield spreads have remained quite stable since mid-June. The spread of the Fannie Mae current...

Posted to MBS Commentary by Bill Berliner on Wed, Aug 26 2009
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