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Community banks that could reel in cheap deposits while keeping a lid on expenses were able to outperform peers in 2024.
The president-elect had billed his hardline stance on the border and promised deportations as a solution to tight housing markets. Experts say those policies, at least in terms of housing, could do more harm than good.
The $700 billion already allocated to the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) is unlikely to be sufficient to accomplish all of its goals, President Barack Obama said Tuesday in a speech to both chambers of Congress. Obama used a large chunk of his speech his first unofficial state of the union address to outline […]
The Obama administration announced a larger-than-expected program Wednesday designed to help up to 9 million homeowners avoid foreclosure. The plan, to be unveiled by President Barrack Obama this afternoon, relies heavily on the GSEs and could cost much more than the $50 billion expected. The three-part plan would: help 3 million to 4 million borrowers […]
The tone in the first half of the week was decidedly more supportive for MBS compared to the previous week. Despite a further sell-off in Treasurys, convexity selling was limited. With spreads at historical wides, many investors became opportunistic buyers. Monday saw range-bound conditions in most markets, including equities that set mortgages up for their […]