Archive for April, 2009

30 April

Mortgage rates lowest in at least 39 years (at bizjournals.com)

30 April

Rates on 30-year mortgages tie record low (AP)

Rates on 30-year mortgages tied a record low this week, spurring refinancing activity as the troubled housing market moves closer to possibly hitting the bottom, Freddie Mac said Thursday.

30 April

Freddie Mac: Fixed mortgage rates remain near lows (at MarketWatch)

30 April

New York Mortgage Trust 2009 First Quarter Conference Call Scheduled For Friday May 8, 2009 (PR Newswire)

New York Mortgage Trust, Inc. is scheduled to report financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009 after the close of market on May 7, 2009.

30 April

Fannie Mae Redemption (PR Newswire)

Fannie Mae will redeem the principal amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption:

30 April

MFA Financial, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results (PR Newswire)

MFA Financial, Inc. today reported net income of $51.6 million, or $0.23 per share of common stock, for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.

30 April

FBI Probes Losses at Freddie Mac: Report (at TheStreet.com)

30 April

[$$] FBI Looks Into Losses at Freddie (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

30 April

Fed sees signs recession may be easing (AP)

The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it sees signs the recession is easing and that the economic outlook has “improved modestly” since last month.

30 April

HFF Conference Call to Discuss First Quarter 2009 Financial Results Scheduled for Tuesday, May 5th (Business Wire)

PITTSBURGH—-HFF, Inc. announced today that it will release its first quarter 2009 financial results after the close of the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, May 4th. Management will conduct a conference call with shareholders, analysts and investors on Tuesday, May 5th, at 8:30 a.m.