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Real Estate Mortgages - What Happened To Risk?
Pater Tenebrarum • Wed, May 22 • 2 Comments
Bond Market Review Q1 2013
Ploutos • Mon, Apr 8 • 7 Comments
Equity Index Valuation Model For An Activist Fed-Driven Market
Daniel R Moore • Wed, Mar 6
What's Ahead For CMBS And Commercial Real Estate In 2013
Malay Bansal • Sun, Jan 13 • 2 Comments
Larry Swedroe Positions For 2013: Resist The Temptation To Stretch For Yield
Larry Swedroe • Tue, Dec 25, 2012 • 148 Comments
Is QE3 Working?
Matt Tucker • Wed, Nov 21, 2012 • 107 Comments
Mortgage-Backed Securities Offer A Raw Deal
Kurt Shrout • Tue, Oct 23, 2012 • 7 Comments
The Scourge Of Central Banking
Pater Tenebrarum • Thu, Oct 4, 2012 • 568 Comments
Bernanke Acts, But Will It Help?
Brendan O'Boyle • Sat, Sep 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
The Fed Should Stimulate Lending
Evan Schnidman • Fri, Aug 10, 2012 • 299 Comments
Paying Off Your Mortgage Is AAA+ Investment
John Gerard Lewis • Fri, Jun 22, 2012 • 66 Comments
Fed Intervention And The Market: Operation Twist Is Extended
Doug Short • Thu, Jun 21, 2012 • 1 Comment
New Plan To 'Re-Gift' TARP Funds: Fan And Fred Take Center Stage Again
e21 • Mon, Mar 26, 2012 • 3 Comments
Comprehensive 2011 ETF Tax Efficiency Report Card
Michael Johnston • Tue, Jan 10, 2012
ETFs And Allocations To Protect Portfolios In The Current Financial Storm
Serge d'Adesky • Sun, Oct 23, 2011 • 10 Comments
Mortgage-Backed Securities ETFs For Income, Stability
Tom Lydon • Thu, Sep 29, 2011 • 5 Comments
ETF Kings: Best Performers From First Half of 2011
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jul 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
Compound Interest: The Most Powerful Force in the Universe
Tom Graff • Tue, Apr 12, 2011
House Prices Fall for Sixth Straight Month
The Fundamental Analyst • Wed, Mar 30, 2011 • 1 Comment
Year-End Cap Gains for Fixed-Income ETFs
Morningstar • Thu, Dec 30, 2010 • 1 Comment

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30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rates Remain Steady While Spreads Tighten
Bespoke Investment Group • Sat, Aug 22, 2009 • 1 Comment
State Street Challenges BGI with Latest ETFs
IndexUniverse • Wed, Jan 28, 2009

Real Estate Mortgages - What Happened To Risk?
Pater Tenebrarum • Wed, May 22 • 2 Comments
Bond Market Review Q1 2013
Ploutos • Mon, Apr 8 • 7 Comments
Equity Index Valuation Model For An Activist Fed-Driven Market
Daniel R Moore • Wed, Mar 6
What's Ahead For CMBS And Commercial Real Estate In 2013
Malay Bansal • Sun, Jan 13 • 2 Comments
Larry Swedroe Positions For 2013: Resist The Temptation To Stretch For Yield
Larry Swedroe • Tue, Dec 25, 2012 • 148 Comments
Is QE3 Working?
Matt Tucker • Wed, Nov 21, 2012 • 107 Comments
Mortgage-Backed Securities Offer A Raw Deal
Kurt Shrout • Tue, Oct 23, 2012 • 7 Comments
The Scourge Of Central Banking
Pater Tenebrarum • Thu, Oct 4, 2012 • 568 Comments
Bernanke Acts, But Will It Help?
Brendan O'Boyle • Sat, Sep 15, 2012 • 1 Comment
The Fed Should Stimulate Lending
Evan Schnidman • Fri, Aug 10, 2012 • 299 Comments
Paying Off Your Mortgage Is AAA+ Investment
John Gerard Lewis • Fri, Jun 22, 2012 • 66 Comments
Fed Intervention And The Market: Operation Twist Is Extended
Doug Short • Thu, Jun 21, 2012 • 1 Comment
New Plan To 'Re-Gift' TARP Funds: Fan And Fred Take Center Stage Again
e21 • Mon, Mar 26, 2012 • 3 Comments
Comprehensive 2011 ETF Tax Efficiency Report Card
Michael Johnston • Tue, Jan 10, 2012
ETFs And Allocations To Protect Portfolios In The Current Financial Storm
Serge d'Adesky • Sun, Oct 23, 2011 • 10 Comments
Mortgage-Backed Securities ETFs For Income, Stability
Tom Lydon • Thu, Sep 29, 2011 • 5 Comments
ETF Kings: Best Performers From First Half of 2011
Michael Johnston • Fri, Jul 8, 2011 • 1 Comment
Compound Interest: The Most Powerful Force in the Universe
Tom Graff • Tue, Apr 12, 2011
House Prices Fall for Sixth Straight Month
The Fundamental Analyst • Wed, Mar 30, 2011 • 1 Comment
Year-End Cap Gains for Fixed-Income ETFs
Morningstar • Thu, Dec 30, 2010 • 1 Comment

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The SPDR® Barclays Capital Mortgage Backed Bond ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the price and yield performance of an index that tracks the U.S. agency mortgage pass-through sector of the U.S. investment grade bond market. Our approach is designed to provide portfolios with low portfolio turnover, accurate tracking, and lower costs.
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Thursday, July 5, 2012, 5:50 AM California's San Bernardino County and two of its biggest cities, Ontario and Fontana, want to use the concept of eminent domain to forcibly buy underwater mortgages from investors, lower the loan principal to match the value of the property, and then resell the reduced mortgages. Proponents believe they have a strong legal case, but mortgage investors are unsurprisingly opposed. (See Shiller) 5 Comments [U.S. Economy, Consumer]
Friday, June 8, 2012, 4:30 AM The FHA is expected to announce a bulk sale program today in which it will attempt to offload more troubled loans to investors, potentially preventing or delaying foreclosures for thousands of homeowners. The agency has more than 700K loans in default, amounting to more than 9% of the $1T in loans it insures. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Monday, April 16, 2012, 12:03 PM Credit Suisse (CS) and Goldman Sachs (GS) paid $10.3B to the NY Fed for the remainder of the Maiden Lane II mortgage bonds that belonged to AIG until its bailout. The transactions took place in February. Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Sunday, April 8, 2012, 9:00 AM The most exciting returns are to be had from an asset class where those who know it best love it least. Add MetWest's Tad Rivelle (MWTRX) to the list of star bond-fund managers bearish on Treasury prices. He's finding the best values in emerging-market corporate bonds, high-yield paper, and nonagency MBS. 1 Comment [Quick Ideas]
Monday, April 2, 2012, 9:59 AM A bet on better fortunes for MBS allows Bill Gross' Total Return Fund (TRXT) to beat its bogey and move to the top 11% of all bond funds in Q1. Gross believes another round of Fed QE is in store and that it will target mortgage bonds. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Monday, March 26, 2012, 8:01 AM The Fed is likely to hint at QE3 in its April meeting, tweeted Bill Gross over the weekend. The opinion is at odds with the Fed's last policy statement in which it upgraded its view of the economy. Pimco's Total Return Fund has boosted its holdings of MBS, likely to benefit from more QE as the paper would be a target of Fed purchases. 1 Comment [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, February 28, 2012, 11:29 AM HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan warns that the FHA faces "considerable risk" to its financial position which will lead the government to gradually reduce its presence in the market. The agency currently back about a third of all new mortgages. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 1:11 PM Kyle Bass - who made a fortune for his investors betting against subprime debt - is starting a fund to buy the beaten-down securities. "Even using severe assumptions on tings such as home prices and defaults," the payoff could be very high, says Larry Penn of Ellington Financial. Comment! [U.S. Economy]
Tuesday, February 7, 2012, 5:55 AM The NY Fed is set to auction off another $6B of ex-AIG mortgage bonds this week, the WSJ reports, and has invited Barclays (BCS), Credit Suisse (CS), Goldman Sachs (GS), Morgan Stanley (MS) and RBS to participate. Last month, CS bought debt with a principal value of $7B and quickly resold it. Comment! [Financials]
Wednesday, February 1, 2012, 4:48 AM President Obama is expected to detail today a program to let millions of homeowners refinance their mortgages with lower-interest federally insured loans. Borrowers would qualify even if they were in negative equity, although Obama is likely to face opposition over plans to levy a bank tax to pay for the proposal. 2 Comments [Financials, U.S. Economy]
Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 5:21 AM Goldman Sachs (GS), Barclays (BCS), BofA (BAC) and Credit Suisse (CS) are reportedly set to bid in an auction tomorrow for $7B in mortgage bonds held by the NY Fed and formerly owned by AIG. A strong sale could prompt a rally in sub-prime debt prices, as the auction will remove a large amount of supply. (previous) Comment! [Financials, M&A]
Friday, January 13, 2012, 5:37 AM The NY Fed may reportedly auction $7B worth of mortgage bonds it obtained when it rescued AIG in 2008 after receving an approach from a potential buyer. A group of up to five dealers, including Goldman Sachs (GS) may be asked to bid. The Fed suspended sales in June after dealers blamed the auctions for a fall in the markets. 1 Comment [Financials, M&A, Top Stories]
Wednesday, December 21, 2011, 8:30 AM As European banks scramble to raise cash, they're increasingly doing so by selling off foreign assets such as U.S. mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and depressing their prices along the way. With Deutsche estimating Euro banks hold about $100B in MBS not backed by Fannie or Freddie, further declines could occur, and affect the balance sheets of U.S. banks in the process. 2 Comments [Financials]
Wednesday, November 16, 2011, 8:53 AM JP Morgan (JPM) plans to next year issue mortgage-backed securities supported by defaulted loans that it bought from EU and other financial institutions, the WSJ reports. The move would revive a practice that regulators used in the early 1990s to solve a savings and loan crisis. 5 Comments [Financials]
Monday, August 8, 2011, 1:47 PM Mortgage-backed securities (MBB +0.2%) gain slightly even after S&P lowers its rating on Fannie Mae (FNMA.OB), Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) and FHLBs, although yield spreads versus Treasurys widened. Analysts expect the bigger concern for mortgage securities is increased interest-rate volatility and uncertainty on prepayments. Comment! [Financials, On the Move]

MBG SPDR Barclays Capital Mortgage Backed Bond ETF

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SPDR Barclays Capital Mortgage Backed Bond ETF