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Fannie Mae MBS Drop to One-Year Low

Mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac plunged on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke left open the possibility the central bank could begin tapering its debt purchases as the economic recovery progresses.MBS paying the lowest interest rates fell the most since they are the assets targeted by Fed's quantitative easing program. They are also the most vulnerable to rising benchmark rates, because the underlying loans aren't likely to be refinanced as often, leaving investors saddled with low-returning assets longer than expected.Exceeding a selloff in Treasury debt, Fannie Mae MBS with 3% coupons fell nearly 1 point to their lowest levels in a year and about five times the magnitude of a typical trading day, according to analysts. Generic Fannie Mae MBS yields rose to 2.8% from 2.67%, widening the spread to 10-year Treasury yields to 0.768 percentage point, the highest since Sept. 6, before the Fed announced its latest QE effort, Credit Suisse d...

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