Mortgage rates fall, but so do loan applications
(MoneyWatch) The pace of new home construction in the U.S. rose 2.3 percent last month, and that was before the Federal Reserve's recent go to ease interest rates helped push mortgage rates to record lows. But while this should be excellent news for the …
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2 High-Dividend Mortgage REITs To Buy On QE3
MFA Financials (MFA) and Invesco Mortgage Capital (IVR) are our two most-favored mortgage REITs. Both have a significant part of their asset portfolio invested in non-agency and adjustable rate securities. The combinations of non-agency with …
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TEXT-Fitch Rates SMHL Securitisation Fund 2012-2 Final 'AAAsf'
Fixed-rate mortgages represent 15.2% of the pool. All loans are covered by lenders' mortgage insurance provided by Genworth Financial Mortgage Insurance Pty Limited and the Commonwealth of Australia. The pool is geographically diversified, with state …
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