Securitization and Federal Regulation of Mortgages for Safety and Soundness.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Banks and banking.

Independent regulatory commissions.

Mortgages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2008.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Discusses network of Federal mortgage regulators and impact of securitization on prudent mortgage underwriting. Reviews bank safety and soundness regulation and the limits of Federal agency guidance, Government-sponsored enterprises and Federal influence on non-bank underwriting, non-agency mortgage backed securities and weakening underwriting standards, and options for improving underwriting.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Securitization and Federal Regulation of Mortgages for Safety and Soundness

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