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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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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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' 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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Remarks at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.
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Remarks at the University of Rochester, Rochester, New York.
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Remarks at the Washington and Lee University H. Parker Willis Lecture in Political Economics, Lexington, Virginia.
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Remarks at United States Military Academy at West Point, West Point, New York.
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