Resolving Residential Mortgage Distress : Time to Modify? /

In housing crises, high mortgage debt can feed a vicious circle of falling housing prices and declining consumption and incomes, leading to higher mortgage defaults and deeper recessions. In such situations, resolution policies may need to be adapted to help contain negative feedback loops while min...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andritzky, Jochen
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2014/226
Online Access:Full text available on IMF