Subprime Mortgages: America's Latest Boom and Bust (Urban Institute Press)
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 087766739X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Fisher Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute in Washington, D.C. In 2005-2006, Dr. Gramlich wrote a popular text on benefit-cost analysis that is now in its second edition (A Guide to Benefit-Cost Analysis, Waveland Press, 1997). Eugene Steuerle, Hugh Heclo, and Demetra Smith Nightingale, 1998). From 1997 to 2005, he was a member of
A new Urban Institute Press book offers a slate of reform opportunities for the ailing subprime mortgage market and provides one of the first comprehensive analyses of this still-evolving segment of the mortgage industry.
Drucker Professor of Management Sciences, Carroll School of Management, Boston College . Buy it and put the 'crisis' stories in perspective. --John C. Apgar, Senior Scholar, Joint Center for Housing Studies, and Lecturer, John F. --Alicia H. Gramlich draws on his substantial mortgage industry knowledge and his record of academic excellence to sort through the often-contradictory literature on the rapidly evolving mortgage market and the recent wave of foreclosures that threaten to harm so many vulnerable families. This comprehensive assessment of the subprime mortgage market is the right book, at the right time, by the right author. Weicher, Director, Center for Housing and Financial Markets, Hudson Institute, and Former Assistant Secretary for Housing and Federal Housing Commissioner, U.S. --William C. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentThis terrific volume provides everything
Trader Bill said If only Greenspan had listened. I met Ed Gramlich when he was a Fed Governor and was giving a speech at a conference in London. I was impressed by his warmth and candor in a chance meeting before he spoke.He was very concerned then about mortgages and derivatives and tried to convince Greenspan about monitoring and auditing mortga. "Balanced Review" according to Loyd Eskildson. "Subprime Mortgages" is a short, balanced, academic review of a major current topic. Gramlich points out that subprime mortgages have increased home ownership from about 6Balanced Review Loyd Eskildson "Subprime Mortgages" is a short, balanced, academic review of a major current topic. Gramlich points out that subprime mortgages have increased home ownership from about 64% to 69%, particularly benefiting minorities and those with lower incomes. They have also led to improved loan application proce. % to 69%, particularly benefiting minorities and those with lower incomes. They have also led to improved loan application proce