Subprime mortgage-backed securities offer returns of at least 10.0 percent per year for selective investors, according to Bill Roth, co-CIO at Two Harbors Investment. “We are able to assume the default of a significant portion of borrowers who are currently making their payments, assume a declining housing market and still be able to earn an attractive yield,” Roth said last week during a webinar hosted by the real estate investment trust. He added that home prices could decline by another 20 percent in the next year and ...