Mortgage-backed securities (MBS)
Fed's Kroszner on restoring confidence in MBS
Comprehensive and standardised loan-level data covering the entire pool of loans backing mortgage-backed securities (MBS) was needed so that the underlying credit quality could be analysed more easily, said Randall Kroszner, the governor of the Federal…
US stocks up on signs Congress will pass plan
US stock markets regained some ground on Tuesday on indications that lawmakers would pass the Treasury's plan to buy troubled assets later this week.
BoE brokers MBS swap to ease tensions
The Bank of England will swap mortgage-backed securities for government bonds in a move which the Bank expects to generate £50 billion ($100 billion) worth of borrowing.
Central banks announce second joint effort
The Federal Reserve will accept banks' mortgage-backed securities as part of a raft of liquidity measures announced by five of the world's most powerful monetary authorities on Tuesday 11 March.
Speech by Tony Latter, Deputy Chief Executive HKMA
SPEECH - Speech by Tony Latter, Executive Director, HKMC, Bauhinia MBS Limited, US$3,000,000,000 Mortgage-Backed Securitisation Programme, Signing Ceremony, 19 December 2001.
NY Fed extends triparty collateral for repos
The Federal Reserve on Jan. 31, 2001, extended for another year the use of agency debt and mortgage-backed securities as collateral, along with U.S. Treasuries, for repurchase agreements in daily open market operations. The Fed's policy-setting arm…