U.S. Fed buys $1.8 billion of mortgage bonds, sells none

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve purchased $1.754 billion of company mortgage-backed securities within the week

from Nov. 7 to Nov. 13, in contrast with $828 million bought the earlier week, the New York Federal Reserve Financial institution stated on Thursday.

In a transfer to assist the housing market begun in October 2011, the U.S. central financial institution has been utilizing funds from principal funds

on the company debt and company mortgage-backed securities, or MBS, it holds to reinvest in company MBS.

The New York Fed stated on its web site the Fed offered no mortgage securities assured by Fannie Mae FNMA.OB,

Freddie Mac FMCC.OB or the Authorities Nationwide Mortgage Affiliation, or Ginnie Mae,

within the newest week. It offered none the prior week.