Between regulations, potential rate hikes, and the upcoming election, the mortgage industry will have plenty to focus on throughout the year. Dr. Umit Gurun, a Professor of Accounting and Finance at the Naveen Jindal School of Management at University of Texas at Dallas, provides DS News with insight on what the housing market picture may look like for the rest of the year.
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Credit Default Swaps are Linked to Mortgage Delinquencies, Study Says
The researchers discovered that mortgage loans with a CDS were much more likely to default than those without a CDS, because banks often allowed the riskiest subprime loans to be packaged into securities with CDS coverage.
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