mortgage is therefore critical to financial well-being but households often make costly mistakes. We collect data in an online … survey to test borrowers' comfort with, and understanding of, mortgage debt. We analyze the impact of financial literacy …, mortgage broker advice and whether the loan is framed as a lump sum debt or an equivalent stream of repayments. We conjecture …

We study how intermediaries-mortgage servicers-shaped the implementation of mortgage forbearance during the COVID-19 … increased mortgage nonpayment but also reduced delinquencies outside of forbearance. Part of the liquidity from forbearance was …

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 …