Two Harbors Targets Subprime Non-Agency MBS As ‘Attractive’ Investment Opportunities
August 5, 2011
Two Harbors Investment Corp. said this week it is “impressed with the investment opportunities” in the non-agency MBS sector, particularly over the next year and beyond and is pushing forward with its plans to begin a securitization program. Thomas Siering, president and CEO of the New York-based real estate investment trust, said during a conference call to discuss the firm’s second quarter earnings that despite the “challenging” non-agency environment in June, there is tremendous opportunity to profit from non-agency MBS issuance throughout the rest of this year into 2012. “The recent pullback in the non-agency market has created...
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