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27 Jun 2026, 13:15 UTC · 2h ago
What a Kevin Warsh-Led Fed Could Mean for Mortgage REITs AGNC and Annaly Capital
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The Federal Reserve indicated that interest rates are more likely to rise than fall due to materially rising inflation worries. — Rising rates generally pressure valuations across risk assets and specifically decrease the value of existing bond holdings.
-0.80Fed Chair Kevin Warsh expressed a desire to shrink the Fed's balance sheet by selling mortgage securities. — Reducing the Fed's presence in the mortgage market would likely widen spreads and put downward pressure on the book value of mortgage REITs.
-0.50Higher interest rates and wider spreads may allow mortgage REITs like Annaly and AGNC to acquire new securities with higher yields in the long term. — While creating near-term book value losses, higher yields on new investments improve long-term profitability and income potential.
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The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady at a target range of 3.5% to 3.75% during Kevin Warsh's first meeting. — A hold is a neutral event, though it confirms the shift away from previous expectations of rate cuts.
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Rising interest rates and Fed balance sheet shrinkage are expected to reduce tangible net book value in the near term.
Rising interest rates and Fed balance sheet shrinkage are expected to reduce tangible net book value in the near term.
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