Banks, Foreign Buyers Continue Gaining Market Share In MBS Holdings as GSE Portfolios Remain Frozen
October 20, 2006
U.S. banks and thrifts surpassed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as the biggest investors in mortgage-backed securities last year, and now foreign investors are threatening to relegate the government-sponsored enterprises to third place. Paced by hungry commercial banks, depository institutions held...[Includes a chart and graph]