MF10-15: This paper examines mortgage credit markets and the need for government intervention to protect and advance the public interest. We identify as rationales for…
Raphael Bostic, Kathleen Engel, Patricia McCoy, Anthony Pennington-Cross, Susan Wachter
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February 1, 2008
UCC08-9: The subprime mortgage market, which consists of high-cost loans designed for borrowers with weak credit, has grown tremendously over the past ten years. Between…
Raphael Bostic, Paul Calem, Susan Wachter
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February 5, 2004
BABC 04-5: There is a broad consensus regarding the benefits of homeownership, which include wealth accumulation and improvements along social and personal dimensions.…
Alexander von Hoffman, John Felknew
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January 5, 2002
W02-1: Over the last three decades the phenomenon known as urban or suburban sprawl has become the subject of enormous controversy. Critics have condemned unwanted urban…
It has long been argued that promoting homeownership among low-income households is worthwhile because owned housing may be an important source of savings for these families…