ARR - AGNC Investment And Orchid Island Capital: MBS Pricing For Q3 2018 (Recent Cautionary Trend)
Focus Of Article:
The focus of this article is to provide readers fixed-rate agency mortgage-backed security (“MBS”) price movements during the third quarter of 2018 (through 9/14/2018). This includes pricing for both 15- and 30-year fixed-rate agency MBS holdings.
Due to the constant fluctuations of mortgage interest rates/U.S. Treasury yields, a growing number of readers have asked that I periodically provide this specific analysis showing how changes in MBS pricing directly impact the mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) sector. I believe providing more timely articles of this nature allows readers the ability to pursue