Money for Nothing and Checks for Free : Recent Developments in U.S. Subprime Mortgage Markets /

After a number of warning signs, the U.S. "subprime mortgage crisis" became a headline issue in February 2007. Notwithstanding the bankruptcy of numerous mortgage companies, historically high delinquencies and foreclosures, and a significant tightening in subprime lending standards, the im...

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Main Author: Mills, Paul
Other Authors: Kiff, John
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/188
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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