Is the Non-Agency Mortgage Market Too Risky?

By David Hanson and Matt Koppenheffer – Mar 24, 2014 at 8:00AM

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Is the Non-Agency mortgage market too risky to invest in?

After the mortgage crisis, many investors avoided non-agency mortgage market. Today, companies like Two Harbors (TWO 1.93%) are buying these securities. In this segment of The Motley Fool’s financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson take a question from their mailbag about the non-agency market and discuss the risks involved.

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