WMC News and Press, Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation From 04/08/20

This research report was produced by The REIT Forum with assistance from Big Dog Investments . Two Harbors (TWO) had a rough first quarter. Share prices plunged dramatically. Book value declined substantially. Dividends were paused. The bears were having a party. That party just...

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One of the most important steps in evaluating mortgage REITs is finding the price to book value ratios. Using the mortgage REITs' book value gives us an idea for the general range where the mortgage REIT should trade. We expect that all mortgage REITs holding similar assets will generally be...

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We've seen a great deal of pressure in the mortgage REIT sector. Both common and preferred shares have suffered amid a rough economic situation. However, many investors don't know what created chaos in the sector over the last 40 days. All too often we hear wild conspiracy theories. We want to...

This research report was produced by The REIT Forum with assistance from Big Dog Investments . As the panic around COVID-19 began to accelerate, we witnessed stocks plunge. The decline hardly spared anyone. However, here are some very interesting aspects to address. Banks have...

Mortgage REITs were thoroughly devastated over the last month. It's been a brutal period for them. Book values are down and price-to-book value ratios plunged. There are a few other interesting bits investors need to know though. For instance, the mortgage REITs focused on "Agency" securit...

The Federal Reserve's efforts to shore up the mortgage-backed securities markets are unintentionally hurting mortgage lenders who have hedged against the drops in MBS prices. More news on: Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corporation, AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc., Invesco Mortgage Ca...

Tom Barrack, chairman and CEO of Colony Capital (NYSE: CLNY ), calls for a moratorium on margin calls made on mREITs and asks the Fed to step in and provide support for mortgage debt values. More news on: Colony Capital, Inc., Annaly Capital Management, Inc., AGNC Investment Corp., Financi...