This chapter considers the structure of mortgage finance in the U.S., and its role in shaping patterns of homeownership … the design features of mortgage contracts that distinguish them from other loans, and that have important implications for … issues presented in the rest of the chapter. We then explain how mortgage finance interacts with public policy, particularly …

Policymakers have expressed concern that some mortgage holders do not understand or correctly choose their mortgage … products, especially alternative mortgage products (AMPs) with back-loaded payments. Using a specially design question module … standard repayment mortgage. We show poor financial literacy and present bias raise the likelihood of choosing an AMP …

Home appraisals are produced for millions of residential mortgage transactions each year, but appraised values are … institutional framework that governs mortgage lending lead to information loss in appraisals (that is, appraisals set equal to the … incidence of mortgage default at loan-to-value boundaries (notches) above which mortgage insurance rates increase. Appraisals …

Technology-based ("FinTech") lenders increased their market share of U.S. mortgage lending from 2 percent to 8 percent … from 2010 to 2016. Using market-wide, loan-level data on U.S. mortgage applications and originations, we show that FinTech … lenders process mortgage applications about 20 percent faster than other lenders, even when controlling for detailed loan …

of the Danish mortgage finance system and compare and contrast it to the U.S. system. We also note characteristics of the … Danish model that may be of interest as the United States considers further mortgage finance reform. In particular, the … borrowers the option to repurchase their mortgage at the market price, mitigating "lock-in" effects. Danish mortgage …

We study the evolution of US mortgage credit supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the mortgage market …

We study the evolution of US mortgage credit supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the mortgage market … guarantees and loans to the riskiest borrowers. Mortgage-backed securities purchases by the Federal Reserve also supported the …

mortgage equity withdrawal (MEW) loan products were denied. Black and Hispanic homeowners' applications were denied at even … with purchase and rate/term refinance mortgage applications. Controlling for loan and borrower characteristics commonly …

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

We study the evolution of US mortgage credit supply during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although the mortgage market … guarantees and loans to the riskiest borrowers. Mortgage backed securities purchases by the Federal Reserve also supported the …