Slow, Uneven Economic Recovery May Lead to Another Recession, Negative Result for MBS Market
December 14, 2012
Analysts expect the U.S. economic recovery to continue on a slow, weak path into 2013 with the potential for a new recession that could weaken the residential MBS market. At Standard & Poors, analysts predict a slow and uneven economic recovery with a 15 percent to 20 percent chance of another recession that would be less severe than the 2008-2009 financial crisis but potent enough to sap the MBS market. S&P assumes a reversal in home prices and unemployment rising to near 9 percent in 2013, which could hamper borrower capacity to make their mortgage payments. Overall, S&Ps outlook for the single-family MBS market is...