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| Subject: Mortgage-backed Securities These are debt instruments backed by a pool of mortgages. [Capital Market Taxonomy] US Bonds 2005 By John Schroy, on March 13th, 2006 |  Leave a comment  In 2005, net issues of agency and GSE-backed securities were only 7.8% of levels of 2001, when Fannie Mae was in her heyday, aggressively flogging mortgages to the masses. In 2005, net issues of agencies were only $50.7 billion, indicating that this sector had become far less important in the fixed income market than at any time in the last decade. March 13th, 2006 | Print Article |  Email Article |  Topics: Bonds, Fannie Mae, Franklin Raines, Mortgage-backed Securities, sub-prime mortgages | Category: US Bonds | Leave a comment |  Short urlQ4 2005 By John Schroy, on March 9th, 2006 | Leave a comment  The rapid withdrawal of borrowers from the home mortgage market, as interest rates rose in Q4 2005, suggests that much of the borrowing over the last year or so was probably opportunistic, stimulated by low interest rates and aggressive marketing (e.g., Ditech.com) Total mortgage borrowing fell 6.6% during Q4 2005, compared to the previous quarter. Mortgage borrowing by households fell even more, down 11.7% compared to Q3 2005. March 9th, 2006 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: Ditech.com, Fannie Mae, Mortgage-backed Securities, sub-prime mortgages | Category: US Bonds | Leave a comment | Short urlInvestment 1995 - 2004 By John Schroy, on February 27th, 2006 | Leave a comment  In 1995, US households held similar amounts of assets in home equity and corporate stocks: US$ 4.3 trillion in stocks and US$ 4.7 trillion in home equity. Over the decade, the situation changed dramatically, so that by 2004, households held US$ 4.8 trillion more in home equity than in corporate stocks. This difference came about because of the crash in the stock market in 2000-2001 and because of the steady increase in home values throughout the decade. Low interest rates and easier terms on home mortgages pushed prices of residential real estate upwards, while individuals favored indirect investment in stocks through mutual funds over direct holdings. February 27th, 2006 | Print Article | Email Article | Topics: Interest Rates, Mortgage-backed Securities, mutual funds, Real Estate, sub-prime mortgages | Category: Real Estate | Leave a comment | Short urlFeatured articles on inside pages
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