Complex Mortgages

Complex mortgages became a popular borrowing instrument during the bullish housing market of the early 2000s but vanished rapidly during the subsequent downturn. These non-traditional loans, including interest-only and negative-amortization mortgages, enable households to postpone loan repayment in...

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Published in:Review of Finance 2018-10, Vol.22 (6), p.1975-2007
Main Authors: Amromin, Gene, Huang, Jennifer, Sialm, Clemens, Zhong, Edward
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