Lessons today's banks should take from Great Depression Chicago
New research from the University of Warwick serves as a warning to banks not to over invest in mortgages.
Economics & Business
May 24, 2016
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News tagged with mortgage
Chinese-Americans don't overborrow, study finds
Bad mortgage loans and rampant consumer debt were two of the primary causes for the recent economic recession in the U.S. Despite a national trend of debt problems, a University of Missouri researcher has found one American ...
Economics & Business
Oct 17, 2011
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Some banks help keep mortgage holders out of default, studies find
While the nation's foreclosure crisis has focused blame on bad loan practices by some lenders, new research shows how some banks may have actually reduced the default risk of their homebuyers.
Economics & Business
Jan 3, 2011
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Wireless startup LightSquared files for bankruptcy
LightSquared Inc., which hoped to create an independent wireless broadband network in the U.S., filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday.
Telecom
May 14, 2012
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Zoning restrictions also a key factor in foreclosure crisis, scholar says
The causes of the foreclosure crisis seem obvious: Buyers purchased homes they couldn't afford, lured in part by lenders pushing subprime mortgages. Real estate values escalated, and when the bubble burst, buyers were left ...
Economics & Business
Mar 29, 2013
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A decade after housing bust, mortgage industry on shaky ground, experts warn
Despite tough banking rules put in place after last decade's housing crash, the mortgage market again faces the risk of a meltdown that could endanger the U.S. economy, warn two Berkeley Haas professors in a paper co-authored ...
Economics & Business
Mar 29, 2018
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New mortgage design would minimize home foreclosures
With mortgage loan defaults on the rise yet again, two mortgage researchers are proposing a new type of mortgage contract that automatically resets the balance and the monthly payment based on the mortgaged home's market ...
Economics & Business
Jan 19, 2011
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Another wave of foreclosures likely in new year
(PhysOrg.com) -- As we near the end of the year, Phoenix-area home prices have started to go up, but another wave of foreclosures is likely to hit soon. That's according to the author of the latest Realty Studies report from ...
Economics & Business
Dec 10, 2009
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Study finds key tax break has adverse effect on homeownership, social welfare
The American dream of owning a home with a white picket fence may stay a dream for many, according to a recent study by a Kansas State University economist.
Economics & Business
Mar 30, 2011
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Mortgage defaults at lowest levels in five years
(PhysOrg.com) -- Default risk on home loans fell once again this quarter to its lowest level in more than five years, says a professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Economics & Business
Dec 23, 2010
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