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Comparing mortgage credit risk policies : an options-based approach

Buckley, Robert M. (contributor) - 2003

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Improving credit information, bank regulation, and supervision : on the role and design of public credit registries

Majnoni, Giovanni (contributor) - 2004

"Powell, Mylenko, Miller, and Majnoni analyze how data in public credit registries can be used both to strengthen bank supervision and to improve the quality of credit analysis by financial institutions. Empirical tests using public credit registry (PCR) data were performed in collaboration with...

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The 2007 meltdown in structured securitization : searching for lessons, not scapegoats

Caprio, Gerard - 2008

"The intensity of recent turbulence in financial markets has surprised nearly everyone. This paper searches out the root causes of the crisis, distinguishing them from scapegoating explanations that have been used in policy circles to divert attention from the underlying breakdown of incentives....

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The sub prime crisis : implications for emerging markets

Gwinner, W. Britt - 2008

"This paper discusses some of the key characteristics of the U.S. subprime mortgage boom and bust, contrasts them with … characteristics of emerging mortgage markets, and makes recommendations for emerging market policy makers. The crisis has raised … questions in the minds of many as to the wisdom of extending mortgage lending to low and moderate income households. It is …

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Mortgage securities in emerging markets

Lea, Michael J. - 2004

facilitate the development of mortgage-related securities. Despite such a strong appeal, there are significant barriers to the … development of mortgage securities in emerging markets. Their success is dependent on many factors, starting with a strong legal … and regulatory framework and liberalized financial sector, and including a developed primary mortgage market. The …

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Mortgaging the future : the World Bank and IMF in the Philipines ; Foundation for Nationalist Studies

Jose, Vivencio R. (contributor) - 1983 - 2. print

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Housing Finance in Afghanistan : Challenges and Opportunities

World Bank - 2012

This study examines the constraints on the housing sector in Afghanistan. It evaluates government policy on housing, looks at the state of housing finance, and examines legal and regulatory barriers with a bearing on the housing market. The report provides policy recommendations aimed at helping...

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Microfinance games

Gine, Xavier (contributor) - 2006

"Microfinance has been heralded as an effective way to address imperfections in credit markets. But from a theoretical perspective, the success of microfinance contracts has puzzling elements. In particular, the group-based mechanisms often employed are vulnerable to free-riding and collusion,...

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Credit risk measurement under Basel II : an overview and implementation issues for developing countries

Stephanou, Constantinos - 2005

"The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the changes in the calculation of minimum regulatory capital requirements for credit risk that have been drafted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel II). Even though the revised credit capital rules represent a dramatic...

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The emerging project bond market : covenant provisions and credit spreads

Dailami, Mansoor - 2003

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