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A slumping residential real estate market could also hamper ETFs such as KRE going forward.
“Moreover, if longer-term interest rates continue to float upward and housing supply remains tight, Fitch expects to see further diminished levels of revenue generated from mortgage-banking operations across the industry,” according to the ratings agency.
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