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well as bank risk-taking, growth, and operating costs. We use a difference-in-differences approach, making use of the fact … in large "jumbo" mortgages. We find no clear evidence of substitution in lending between bank and nonbank subsidiaries …, or effects on asset growth or bank noninterest expenses. …
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A recent dramatic rise in subprime foreclosures has led to calls for restrictions against a range of loan features loosely termed “predatory.” Several cities and states have enacted regulations to curb predatory practices, and some advocacy groups endorse action at the federal level. Using...
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Canadian households are saddled with unprecedented amounts of debt. As a percentage of income, debt levels of Canadians are higher than at any point in recent history and are now higher than those of American households. Recent debates have largely focused on the housing market and on the risks...
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current but stand behind a seriously delinquent first mortgage, are subject to a high risk of default. On the other hand …
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Roll rates and net flow rates can be seen as the evolution of ageing of accounts receivable and Markov chains. They are accepted methodologies to model the behavior of non-performing consumer loans by buckets and to predict losses, but we find that quite often they are wrongly used as...
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home equity loans bear both higher default and prepayment risk compared to loans held in portfolio by lenders, consistent … endogenous decision to securitize, and support adoption of the credit risk retention rule for asset-backed securities …
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How does creditor health impact the pass-through of monetary policy to households? Using data on the universe of US credit unions, I document that creditor asset losses increase the sensitivity of consumer credit to monetary policy. Identification exploits plausibly exogenous variation in asset...
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Much has been written about the problem of consumer credit in the United States over the past decade. In this paper, we survey the prevailing economic theories of consumer credit, which identify a common root problem. Namely, consumers can potentially underestimate borrowing costs, and lenders...
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government has in addressing these failures. We argue that the current regulation, consisting largely of variations of …
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To date the debate over payday lending has focused on whether access to such lending is on net beneficial or harmful to consumer welfare. However, payday loans are not one product but many, and different forms of lending may have different welfare implications. The current diversity in payday...
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