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subprime mortgages
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Financial Ethics 101: Predatory Lending - Seven Pillars Institute 7pillarsinstitute-org.sevenpillarsconsulting.com Jun 18, 2024 7 facts
claimThe securitization of subprime mortgages created friction between mortgagors, mortgage originators, mortgage-backed securities issuers, and rating agencies, which led to less scrupulous lending and waves of foreclosures.
claimDuring the financial crisis, subprime mortgages were bundled into mortgage-backed securities (MBS) through a process called securitization.
claimInvestors in mortgage-backed securities lacked full information regarding whether their investments were composed of subprime mortgages with high default risk.
procedureThe process of securitizing subprime mortgages involves mortgage originators lending to subprime borrowers, pooling those mortgages, selling the pool to mortgage-backed securities (MBS) issuers, who then securitize the mortgages and sell them to investors.
accountDuring the 2007-08 financial crisis, subprime mortgages were securitized and sold to the secondary market, where investors on the tranches believed that if borrowers defaulted, the houses could still be sold at an elevated price.
accountDuring the 2007-08 financial crisis, subprime mortgages were securitized and sold to the secondary market, where investors on the tranches operated under the belief that they could sell the underlying houses at an elevated price if borrowers defaulted.
claimSubprime mortgages were a new class of residential mortgages introduced at the beginning of 2000, specifically offered to borrowers with poor credit scores.
Beware of predatory lending practices - Exclusives exclusives.mgcafe.uky.edu Aug 19, 2021 1 fact
claimCommon predatory lending techniques include payday loans, car title loans, and subprime mortgages.
Fair Lending Enforcement Program - Department of Justice justice.gov 1 fact
measurementA 1996 unpublished draft report by Freddie Mac, based on a sample of 15,000 subprime mortgages from four financial institutions, found that 10-35% of subprime borrowers could have qualified for prime or 'A' credit loans.
Predatory Lending — An Explainer - MECEP mecep.org Mar 24, 2023 1 fact
claimCommon forms of predatory lending include payday loans, car-title loans, and subprime mortgages.