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Banks are taking a bigger and bigger cut on the spread between bond yields and mortgage rates

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Jesse Felder: Mortgage rates should be a mere 2.8% today... http://t.co/8yYnomn5 ...if not for big banks' bigger profits $XLF

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Jesse Felder: Mortgage rates should be a mere 2.8% today... http://t.co/8yYnomn5 ...if not for big banks' bigger profits $XLF

Daniel Altman: Interesting RT @BCAppelbaum Why are banks charging large interest-rate premiums on mortgage loans? @petereavis explores http://t.co/zuvm72Nb

Binyamin Appelbaum: Why are banks charging large interest-rate premiums on mortgage loans? @petereavis explores: http://t.co/zrSJdm3L

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