In this segment of The Motley Fool's financials-focused show, Where the Money Is, banking analysts Matt Koppenheffer and David Hanson discuss the day's headlines.

Among the newsmakers they discuss are how a government default could impact the mREIT sector and companies like Annaly Capital Management (NLY 1.69%), Two Harbors (TWO 2.03%), ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR 3.38%), and American Capital Agency (AGNC 1.85%) -- and whether or not Berkshire Hathaway is still a buy.

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