For the past several weeks, speculation was rife that if the yield on the 10-year bond remained under 2.0 percent at March 31 Freddie might book a large hedging loss...
Some mortgage lobbyists predict Watt – a lawyer by training and a former Congressman – will pull the recap lever by the end of the Obama administration...
Over at Freddie Mac, the GSE did $10.8 billion in issuance for the first quarter, mostly in its K-deal program, along with its small balance program, otherwise known as “SB deals.”