There are many causes to the collapse of the housing market and the recent financial turmoil, but the contribution of the CRA appears marginal. While banks did engage in…
BABC 04-6: This paper examines home purchase mortgage choice employing data from 2002. Conventional, FHA, subprime, and special programs for low-to-moderate income…
William Rohe, Shannon Van Zandt, George McCarthy
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October 12, 2001
Interest in homeownership among Americans has been justified by claims that it confers benefits both to individuals and to the society as a whole, including good citizens,…