In this paper we examine the sensitivity of mortgage arrears for Irish households to changes in mortgage interest rates … information on current income and current mortgage repayments to link arrears to the level of, as well as shocks in, households … and those on tracker mortgage rate loans are most at risk following rate rises. This has important consequences for the …

We provide an empirical analysis of the effects of the Federal Reserve's asset holdings on MBS yields and mortgage … rates. We argue that understanding the particulars of the U.S. mortgage markets, particularly the linkages between the … secondary and primary mortgage markets, is important. We find evidence that the Federal Reserve's portfolio holdings influence …

lending guidelines, and demand in housing construction and mortgage lending has plummeted. Against this background, the paper …

This paper documents large differences in mortgage prepayment behavior across racial and ethnic groups in the United … combines administrative data on mortgage performance with information on race and ethnicity, we show that Black and Hispanic … periods of low mortgage rates and high refinance volumes. From 2010 to 2014, Black borrowers were paying 30 to 45 basis points …

mortgage contract designs that more directly pass through interest rate declines to borrowers can reduce racial mortgage …

monetary policy shock on credit risk is amplified when considering the feedback effect deriving from macroeconomic and equity …

mortgage contract designs that more directly pass through interest rate declines to borrowers can reduce racial mortgage …