by Calculated Risk on 11/04/2008 04:46:00 PM
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Fannie Mortgage Bond Spreads Decline
From Bloomberg: Fannie Mortgage-Bond Spreads Fall to Lowest in Almost Two Weeks (no link yet)
Yields on Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae mortgage bonds tumbled to the lowest in almost two weeks relative to U.S. government notes, potentially lowering home-loan rates.A little more progress.
The difference between yields on Washington-based Fannie's current-coupon 30-year fixed-rate mortgage securities and 10-year Treasuries fell about 23 basis points to about 183 basis points ...