I can typically make an extra few basis points on my investment leveraging this strategy. (thecollegeinvestor.com)
Rates for home loans eased up slightly as investors bought more bonds, sending yields down a few basis points. (marketwatch.com)
And btw, if I were going to ding IOER, it would be for subsidizing banks for doing nothing (Bernanke and Kohn point out that such subsidies are typically but a few basis points, i.e., the IOER — the effective FFR, or 1.25 — 1.16 today; okay, but still...). (jaredbernsteinblog.com)