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| Subject: Mortgage-backed Securities These are debt instruments backed by a pool of mortgages. [Capital Market Taxonomy] Social change: By John Schroy, on June 25th, 2010 |  2 comments  Restricted availability of consumer credit and a greater propensity of households to save before spending, may result in less use of credit cards and smaller mortgages. A return, even partial, to saving habits of the 1950s could stimulate economic recovery. The popular Dave Ramsey radio and TV shows suggest that a societal change in this direction is at least possible. Lower levels of personal debt would boost the economy and make people happier. June 25th, 2010 | Print Article |  Email Article |  Topics: Baby Boomers, Barack Obama, Dave Ramsey, Democratic Party, Economic Recovery, Fannie Mae, fiscal deficit, Freddie Mac, Great Depression, Leverage, Mortgage-backed Securities, pension, pension plans, rating agencies, sub-prime mortgages, unemployment | Category: Small Investors, featured | 2 comments |  Short urlQ1 2006 By John Schroy, on June 30th, 2006 | Leave a comment  Mortgage lending, a major component of the US bond market, continued strong in Q1 2006. The four largest suppliers of mortgage funds continue to be commercial banks, savings institutions, agency mortgage pools, and issuers of asset-backed securities, accounting for 86.8% of the market in Q1 2006. June 30th, 2006 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: Mortgage-backed Securities, sub-prime mortgages | Category: US Bonds | Leave a comment | Short urlQ1 2006 By John Schroy, on June 30th, 2006 | Leave a comment  After having the market for mortgage securitization virtually to themselves while Fannie Mae was in the regulatory doghouse, issuers of asset-backed securities again face fierce competition as government-sponsored enterprises returned with a vengeance to the market. June 30th, 2006 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: Asset-backed Securities, Fannie Mae, Mortgage-backed Securities | Category: US Bonds | Leave a comment | Short urlFeatured articles on inside pages
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