Study Group: Mortgage Backed Securities Experts(?)

Washington Mutual's decision to exit the Wholesale mortgage market along with the demise of othe wholesale lenders and similar exit of wholesale by yet other lenders will severely affect Mortgage Brokers ability to properly place loans for clients. This of course could be a significant opportunity for...

Fed shows it is reactive rather than proactive. They waited until investors were stampeding to the exits to react in a desperate manner. Markets have lost some of its confidence with Ben Bernanke and the honeymoon is over. Traders do not feel that he is atuned to the markets as the Maestro (Alan Greenspan)....

With the residential lending capital markets virtually shut down, there is little good information that is known.  But there is a lot of sentiment, including fear.  I look to a firm such as the New York Times to allay fear and communicate good information during these times.  Rather,...

Indymac represents a somewhat unique context in which to examine reverse mortgage valuation, particularly in light of recent earnings releases.  Indymac's reverse mortgage exposure is a major component of earnings in recent quarters, something that has not been focused upon in broader media but...