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Imperfect Information and the Housing Finance Crisis

Edward Golding, Richard Green, Douglas McManus • February 1, 2008

UCC08-6: This paper has two parts. First, we look at the various agents involved in the mortgage transaction—including borrowers, brokers, originators, rating agencies…
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The Financial Returns to Low-Income Homeownership

Eric Belsky, Nicolas Retsinas, Mark Duda • September 9, 2005

W05-9: Efforts to promote low-income homeownership have intensified over the past ten years. Under both regulatory and market pressures, the mortgage finance industry…
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Mortgage Credit and the Evolution of Risk-Based Pricing

Frank Raiter, Francis Parisi • February 23, 2004

BABC 04-23: Mortgage lenders have long used credit scores as a basis for estimating borrower risk. This risk differentiation is reflected in the coupon rate of the loan…
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Past Accomplishments and Future Regulatory Challenges

William Apgar, Mark Duda • March 30, 2002

The U.S. Congress passed the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in 1977 to encourage depository institutions to meet the credit needs of lower income neighborhoods. The CRA was…