About Berliner Consulting & Research

Berliner Consulting & Research was formed in September 2008 by William Berliner.  A respected analyst and author with a wide variety of experience, Mr. Berliner began his career in the Government Operations department at Bear, Stearns & Company in 1985.  He was promoted to the trading floor in 1986, and eventually ran the position tracking ("Pops") desk for the MBS trading desk.  He worked in CMO trading from 1988-1993, when he left to join Nikko Securities.  After stints at Nikko, Prebon Yamane, and the New York State Banking Department, he joined Countrywide's Capital Markets unit as a CMO trader in 1996.  He moved to the Fixed Income Research department in 1998, and eventually ran the firm's highly-regarded Trade Strategies Group until September of 2008.

• Involved in all aspects of mortgages, MBS, and Capital Markets since 1985
  • Research
  • Trading
  • Structuring
  • Sales
  • Operations

• Authority on mortgage originations, trading, valuations, and MBS structures

• Co-author of a highly-regarded book on mortgages and mortgage-backed securities, and chapters in several widely-used industry handbooks

• Author of research reports on topics including:
  • Mortgage Industry developments
  • Prepayment and credit performance trends
  • Housing and real estate markets
  • MBS Relative Value
  • Primary (consumer) loan pricing

• Columnist for Asset Securitization Report

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