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 …

The U.S. mortgage market has experienced phenomenal change over the last 35 years. Most observers believe that the … for assessing the impact of changes in the mortgage market on individuals and households. Our analysis is based on an … of the relationship between housing spending and future income as a measure of the imperfectnessʺ of mortgage markets …

and 2007 nonprime vintages becomes more understandable. -- Housing ; mortgage default ; subprime mortgages …

determinants of access to mortgage finance. It also examines whether mortgage holders were more likely to suffer financial distress … compared with non-mortgage holders in the period before the global financial crisis. The analysis does not find any systematic … evidence that mortgage holders are financially more vulnerable than renters or outright owners; in fact, the incidence of …

and mortgage credit cycle based on relevant literature and, second, to present cases of two countries - Korea and the U ….S. - in terms of evolution of, and recent milestone events in, residential mortgage lending sector in each country, observed … patterns housing price and mortgage credit cycles, and key causal relationships found from data analyses. Our results show that …

The aim of this paper is to review the international evidence on the impacts of mortgage interest deductions on …

Authority (FSA) has identified mortgage amortization requirements as a potential instrument for reducing indebtedness; and has …-style mortgage contracts, which differ substantially from U.S.-style contracts. I then evaluate the policy changes in an incomplete … markets model with three types of debt and a novel mortgage contract specification that is cali- brated to match Swedish micro …

can affect household decisions through the cost of new mortgage borrowing and the value of payments on outstanding debt …

We study the exposure of mortgage borrowers in Switzerland to interest rate, income and house price risks and examine … analysis is based on a unique data set of household mortgage applications from September 2012 until January 2014. Our … assessment of risk exposure among mortgage borrowers in Switzerland is highly sensitive to the underlying assumptions on mortgage …