borrower types and provides better pricing. We test the effectiveness of a specific set of contracts in the mortgage market …: mortgage points. Points allow borrowers to exchange an upfront amount for a decrease in the mortgage rate. We document that, on … overestimate how long they will stay with the mortgage …

A leading explanation for the lack of widespread mortgage renegotiation during the financial crisis is the existence of … frictions in the mortgage securitization process. This paper finds little evidence that the securitization process impeded the … representative dataset on seriously delinquent mortgage borrowers from the first quarter of 2005 through the third quarter of 2008 …

We present a dynamic structural model of subprime adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) borrowers making payment decisions … the model using unique data sets that contain information on borrowers' mortgage payment history, their broad balance … the delinquency rates. We find that automatic modification mortgage designs under which the monthly payment or the …

We present a dynamic structural model of subprime adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) borrowers making payment decisions … the model using unique data sets that contain information on borrowers' mortgage payment history, their broad balance … the delinquency rates. We find that automatic modification mortgage designs under which the monthly payment or the …

We present a dynamic structural model of subprime adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) borrowers making payment decisions … the model using unique data sets that contain information on borrowers' mortgage payment history, their broad balance …

This paper reviews recent research on mortgage default, focusing on the relationship of this research to the recent … explicitly addressing reverse causality between rising foreclosures and falling house prices. Mortgage defaults were also a key … researchers to explore the central unsolved question in this area: why mortgage default is so rare, even for households with high …

done to stop it. We use an economic model to focus on two key decisions: the borrower's choice to default on the mortgage … illustrate that "unaffordableʺ loans, defined as those with high mortgage payments relative to income at origination, are …

This paper analyzes the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis on urban neighborhoods in Massachusetts. We explore the … topic using a data set that matches race and income information from Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data with property …

done to stop it. We use an economic model to focus on two key decisions: the borrower's choice to default on a mortgage and … illustrate that unaffordable loans, defined as those with high mortgage payments relative to income at origination, are unlikely …

refinance loans, conditional on not experiencing mortgage default. We find that starting in 2009, subprime borrowers are about … half as likely as prime borrowers to refinance, although they still shop for mortgage credit, indicating their interest in …