The american mortgage system : crisis and reform /

Leading economists and other housing market researchers examine key elements of the mortgage meltdown in this volume of original essays. More than a critique in hindsight, this volume offers pragmatic solutions to the problems facing American home ownership.

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Smith, Marvin M.; Wachter, Susan M.
Published: University of Pennsylvania Press,
Publisher Address: Philadelphia, Pa. :
Publication Dates: [2011]
©2011
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: The city in the twenty-first century
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812204308
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Summary: Leading economists and other housing market researchers examine key elements of the mortgage meltdown in this volume of original essays. More than a critique in hindsight, this volume offers pragmatic solutions to the problems facing American home ownership.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (400 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography: 48 illus.
ISBN: 9780812204308
Index Number: HG2040
CLC: F837.124
Contents: Frontmatter --
Contents --
Introduction /
Chapter 1 The Secondary Market for Housing Finance in the United States: A Brief Overview /
Chapter 2 Reasonable People Did Disagree: Optimism and Pessimism About the U.S. Housing Market Before the Crash /
Chapter 3 Exploring the Determinants of High-Cost Mortgages to Homeowners in Low- and Moderate-Income Neighborhoods /
Chapter 4 Implications of the Housing Market Bubble for Sustainable Homeownership /
Chapter 5 A Framework for Consumer Protection in Home Mortgage Lending /
Chapter 6 A Profile of the Mortgage Crisis in a Low- and Moderate-Income Community /
Chapter 7 Constructive Credit: Revisiting the Performance of Community Reinvestment Act Lending During the Subprime Crisis /
Chapter 8 Navigating the Housing Downturn and Financial Crisis: Home Appreciation and Equity Accumulation Among Community Reinvestment Homeowners /
Chapter 9 The Community Reinvestment Act: Evaluating Past Performance and Reviewing Options for Reform /
Chapter 1 0 Information Failure and the U.S. Mortgage Crisis /
Chapter 11 The Expanding Financial Safety Net: The Dodd-Frank Act as an Exercise in Denial and Cover-Up /
Chapter 12 A Private Lender Cooperative Model for Residential Mortgage Finance /
Chapter 13 Improving U.S. Housing Finance Through Reform of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: A Framework for Eva