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Goliath Versus Goliath In Hight-Stakes Mbs Litigation, Bradley T. Borden, David J. Reiss Sep 2013

Goliath Versus Goliath In Hight-Stakes Mbs Litigation, Bradley T. Borden, David J. Reiss

Bradley T. Borden

The loan-origination and mortgage-securitization practices between 2000 and 2007 created the housing and mortgage-backed securities bubble that precipitated the 2008 economic crisis and ensuing recession. The mess that the loan-origination and mortgage-securitization practices caused is now playing out in courts around the world. MBS investors are suing banks, MBS sponsors and underwriters for misrepresenting the quality of loans purportedly held in MBS pools and failing to properly transfer loan documents and mortgages to the pools, as required by the MBS pooling and servicing agreements. State and federal prosecutors have also filed claims against banks, underwriters and sponsors for the roles …


The Impact Of Reversing Regulatory Arbitrage On Loan Originations: Evidence From Bank Holding Companies, Lan Shi, David H. Downs Feb 2013

The Impact Of Reversing Regulatory Arbitrage On Loan Originations: Evidence From Bank Holding Companies, Lan Shi, David H. Downs

Lan Shi

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Mortgage Broker Licensing On Loan Origination Standards And Defaults Under The Originate-To-Distribute Model: Evidence From The U.S. Mortgage Market, Lan Shi, Yan Zhang Feb 2013

The Effect Of Mortgage Broker Licensing On Loan Origination Standards And Defaults Under The Originate-To-Distribute Model: Evidence From The U.S. Mortgage Market, Lan Shi, Yan Zhang

Lan Shi

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Second Loans On Subprime Mortgage Defaults, Michael D. Eriksen, James B. Kau, Donald C. Keenan Jan 2013

The Impact Of Second Loans On Subprime Mortgage Defaults, Michael D. Eriksen, James B. Kau, Donald C. Keenan

Michael D Eriksen

An estimated 12.6% of primary mortgage loans were simultaneously originated with a second loan from 2004 until 2008, although relatively little is known about how the presence of such subordinate loans affects the default decisions of borrowers. We use a novel data series of loan servicing records from 2002 until 2010 to identify such borrowers and find evidence that the default behavior of these borrowers significantly differs from borrowers without second loans. Estimating a discrete-time proportional odds hazard model, we find borrowers with a second loan were 62.7% more likely to default each month on their primary loan when conditioning …


Greenbacks For Building Green: Does A Lender For Sustainable Construction Projects Need To Make Adjustments To Its Current Practices?, Darren Prum Jan 2013

Greenbacks For Building Green: Does A Lender For Sustainable Construction Projects Need To Make Adjustments To Its Current Practices?, Darren Prum

Darren A. Prum

In the development of real property, the availability of money to secure construction resources becomes an important factor for success. The construction loan plays a central role in providing funds to erect a building on real property, but a lender faces numerous exposures that might result in a loss. In evaluating a project to determine its viability and to uncover any exposure it might present, a lender will conduct an extensive underwriting review process and will use mitigation techniques through the construction loan agreement and disbursement requirements to reduce the perceived risks to an acceptable business level, for those developments …