Michael Stegman, Richard Cooperstein
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October 9, 2019
With the passing of the eleventh anniversary of GSE conservatorship and the release of the administration’s long-awaited housing finance reform plans, longstanding…
Michael Barr, Sendhil Mullainathan, Eldar Shafir
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April 1, 2008
UCC08-12: Choosing a mortgage is one of the biggest financial decisions an American consumer will make. Yet it can be a complicated one, especially in today’s…
BABC 04-10: Spending financed by home equity extraction helps smooth household consumption and bolster the economy in economic downturns, but may reduce wealth…
This paper examines trends in prime-market mortgage lending to low- and moderate-income families and to families living in underserved areas, hereafter affordable lending,…