Predatory lending and the subprime crisis |
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Authors: | Sumit Agarwal Gene Amromin Itzhak Ben-David Souphala Chomsisengphet Douglas D Evanoff |
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Institution: | 1. National University of Singapore, Singapore 119077, Singapore;2. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60604, USA;3. Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;4. NBER, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA;5. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Washington DC 20219, USA |
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Abstract: | We measure the effect of a 2006 antipredatory pilot program in Chicago on mortgage default rates to test whether predatory lending was a key element in fueling the subprime crisis. Under the program, risky borrowers or risky mortgage contracts or both triggered review sessions by housing counselors who shared their findings with the state regulator. The pilot program cut market activity in half, largely through the exit of lenders specializing in risky loans and through a decline in the share of subprime borrowers. Our results suggest that predatory lending practices contributed to high mortgage default rates among subprime borrowers, raising them by about a third. |
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Keywords: | D14 D18 G01 G21 |
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