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-only loans do not fully use the lower instalments to increase their savings or to amortise more expensive debt. This is in … particular the case for the families who choose interest-only loans with a variable interest rate, which is the most common loan … with a high loan to value ratio. Furthermore, first time borrowers choosing interest-only loans take loans of higher …
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We examine to what extent mortgage lending is characterized by strong relationships between banks and their borrowers. Our analysis is based on survey data covering all current bank relations for a sample of 1,481 Swiss households out of which 687 have a mortgage. We document that mortgage...
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During the first decade of the 21st century, household FX loans spread in numerous countries in Central and Eastern …. Disregarding countries that joined the euro area, Hungary was the only state where household FX loans were completely phased out … household FX loans in Hungary from the point of view of the legal considerations, the interest rate environment, the …
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This paper examines racial disparities in mortgage processing time prior to the global financial crisis. We find that Black borrowers are underrepresented and experience a longer processing time than White borrowers among the mortgages securitized by government-sponsored enterprises. At the same...
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housing investments and mortgage loans, went down sharply. Against this background our paper points to the significance of … cash flow effects in the case of the widely used annuity loans in housing finance and above all emphasises the role of the … to pay. This is especially true for loans in the form of a percentage annuity, as an additional maturity shortening …
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bank may prevent the worst by acting as creditor of last resort, purchasing loans where otherwise debt default (and …
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Bank may prevent the worst by acting as creditor of last resort, purchasing loans where otherwise debt default (and …
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This paper presents VAR results on the recent economic history of the USand focuses on the dependence of US macro financial variables on international capital flows. Both gross and net flows are included in the analysis. The results indicate that cross-border funding has affected the build-up in...
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access to comprehensive information on all mortgage loans in Denmark. Exploiting the exogenous shock to pension taxation, we … demonstrate how a sharp reduction in voluntary pension savings is partly offset by increased repayments on mortgage loans. …
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We propose a model of discrimination in the market for mortgages. The model explains accepted loan applications and determines loan sizes and interest rates simultaneously. A competitive, and a discriminating monopoly version of the model are proposed. Offered interest rates and loan sizes are a...
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