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Banking and Finance Law

Faculty Scholarship

2009

Subprime mortgage loans

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The Future Of Securitization, Steven L. Schwarcz Jan 2009

The Future Of Securitization, Steven L. Schwarcz

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Securitization, a process in which firms can raise low-cost financing by efficiently allocating asset risks with investor appetite for risk, has been one of the most dominant and fastest-growing means of capital formation in the United States and the world. The subprime financial crisis, however, has revealed certain defects with how securitization is sometimes utilized. This article examines these defects and the extent they can, and should, be remedied going forward.


Keynote Address: Understanding The ‘Subprime’ Financial Crisis, Steven L. Schwarcz Jan 2009

Keynote Address: Understanding The ‘Subprime’ Financial Crisis, Steven L. Schwarcz

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