MF10-5: The U.S. mortgage finance system has gone from the envy of the world to a case study of failure in 2 short years. As recently as the 2003-2005 period the system…
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,…