More than $290 billion worth of mortgage securities were sold to Deutsche Bank, a German lender. Credit Suisse, a Swiss bank, got more than $287 billion in mortgage bonds.

价值290,0多亿美元的抵押证券卖给了德国的一家贷款银行-德意志银行，而一家瑞士银行-瑞士信贷也得到了287,0多亿美元的抵押债券。

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S. government bonds or mortgage-backed securities, the most forceful action the bank could take if it decides the economy needs more help.

如果美联储认为需要对经济提供进一步的扶助，那么购买债券是它可以采取的最有力的行动。

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Ted Lord of Barclays Capital, an investment bank, says that Danish investors see their country's mortgage bonds as no more risky than their government's debt.

投资银行Ted Lord巴克莱资本认为，丹麦投资者认为房贷债券不比国债风险高。

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Bank of America will defend itself saying disclosures over mortgage bonds issued by Countrywide were sufficient for big investors like AIG, but the problem is Bank of America has become a prime target for large institutions seeking to limit the damage of the credit crisis.

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Older people tend to have more money in bonds and bank deposits, so the strategy of repaying a mortgage instead of keeping it in bonds is especially good for them.

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The central bank said it plans to extend its program of buying government-backed mortgage bonds, which should have the effect of reducing mortgage rates.

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