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Fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) dominate the U.S. mortgage market, with important consequences for household risk … freezes, the share of FRMs is sharply higher among mortgages eligible to be securitized through the still-liquid agency MBS … rate risk embedded in these loans. We highlight policy implications for ongoing reform of the U.S. mortgage finance system. …
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Remarks at The Spread between Primary and Secondary Mortgage Rates: Recent Trends and Prospects Workshop, New York City.
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Testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Washington, D.C.
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underperformance (high mortgage defaults and losses and large rating downgrades) among deals with observably higher risk mortgages …
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We explore the capital structure and governance of a mortgage-insuring securitization utility operating with government reinsurance for systemic or “tail” risk. The structure we propose for the replacement of the GSEs focuses on aligning incentives for appropriate pricing and transfer of...
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Most mortgages in the United States are securitized through the agency mortgage-backed-securities (MBS) market. These … liquidity, leading to lower borrowing costs for households. Evaluation of potential reforms to the U.S. housing finance system …
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We explore a mostly undocumented but important dimension of the housing market crisis: the role played by real estate investors. Using unique credit-report data, we document large increases in the share of purchases, and subsequently delinquencies, by real estate investors. In states that...
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This paper provides updated estimates of the impact of three financial frictions—negative equity, mortgage lock-in, and property tax lock-in—on household mobility. We add the 2009 wave of the American Housing Survey (AHS) to our sample and also create an improved measure of permanent moves...
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' monthly mortgage payments for a large sample of prime adjustable-rate mortgages. Applying a 26 percent average monthly payment … conforming adjustable-rate mortgages with loan-to-value ratios above 80 percent declines by 3.8 percentage points. If we assume … per dollar of balance for mortgages that refinance under HARP. …
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Remarks at the Quarterly Regional Economic Press Briefing, New York City.
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