Signs of Life in 'Private Label' Mortgage-Backed Securities - WSJ.com

What will it take for jumbo mortgages to once again become widely available?  Jumbo mortgage investors will have to reappear, re-creating a market for the securitization and sale of these loans once lenders originate them.  Dipping a proverbial toe in the waters, a few such offerings are in the offing, revealing Signs of Life in 'Private Label' Mortgage-Backed Securities. - David

NY Fed warns against rapid sale of assets - FT.com

Good advice from the New York Fed: The Federal Reserve should not sell off its mortgage assets, or at least not rapidly.

FT.com / US / Economy & Fed - NY Fed warns against rapid sale of assets

By holding its enormous portfolio of mortgages (accumulated in a successful effort to keep mortgage markets liquid during the downturn), the Fed can continue to help the market normalize despite bringing its new purchases to a close. - David

Fed debating fate of MBS program | Inman News

As promised, the Fed is not poised to continue funding treasury securities and mortgage-backed securities forever. 

Fed debating fate of MBS program

This means that (upward) market forces are on the way in terms of home loan rates. - David

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