This study empirically investigates the effects of securitisation and covered bonds on credit risk-taking behaviour of banks using data of 253 banks from 7 European countries for the period 2000-2014. The study uses the covariate balancing propensity score with difference-in-difference for the...

Pricing of cap insurance contracts is considered for political mortgage rates. A simple stochastic process for mortgage rates is proposed. The process is based on renewal processes for modelling the length of periods with downward and upward trend respectively. Prices are calculated by...

Covered bonds and mortgage-backed securities both allow mortgages to be financed with duration-matched bonds. Given the problems in the MBS market during the financial crisis, some suggest that covered bonds might be a substitute for MBS. We examine the use of covered bonds and MBS in the U.S....