Comparing Mortgage Credit Risk Policies : An Options-Based Approach

Buckley, Karaguishiyeva,Van Order, and Vecvagare analyze the structure of approaches to mortgage credit risk that are now being used in a number of OECD and transition economies. The authors' basic approach is to show how option pricing models...

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Main Authors: Buckley, Robert, Karaguishiyeva, Gulmira, Van Order, Robert, Vecvagare, Laura
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/2360828/comparing-mortgage-credit-risk-policies-options-based-approach
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spelling okr-10986-181802021-04-23T14:03:41Z Comparing Mortgage Credit Risk Policies : An Options-Based Approach Buckley, Robert Karaguishiyeva, Gulmira Van Order, Robert Vecvagare, Laura ASSET PRICES ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BANKRUPTCY BAUSPARKASSEN BONDS CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CONTINGENT LIABILITY COVERAGE CREDIT INSURANCE CREDIT POLICIES CREDIT RATING CREDIT RATIONING CREDIT RISK CREDIT RISKS DEBT DEBT FINANCING DEFAULT RISK DEPOSIT INSURANCE DIVIDENDS DOWN PAYMENTS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FACE VALUE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SYSTEMS GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES HOMEOWNERSHIP HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSING HOUSING AFFORDABILITY HOUSING MARKETS INFORMATION PROBLEMS INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INSURERS LAWS LEVEL PLAYING FIELD MARKET ECONOMIES MARKET INSTITUTIONS MATURITIES MORTGAGE MORTGAGE CREDIT MORTGAGE CREDIT INSURANCE MORTGAGE DEFAULT MORTGAGE DEFAULT INSURANCE MORTGAGE INSURANCE MORTGAGE INSURERS MORTGAGE LENDING MORTGAGE LOAN MORTGAGE LOANS MORTGAGE MARKET MORTGAGE MARKETS MORTGAGES NEGATIVE EQUITY POLICY RESEARCH PREMIUMS PRESENT VALUE PRICE RATIONING PRICING MODELS PRIVATE INSURANCE PROGRAMS PUBLIC INSURANCE PUBLIC POLICY RATES RESERVES RISK ALLOCATION RISK DIVERSIFICATION SAVINGS SAVINGS BANKS TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPORT URBAN DEVELOPMENT MORTGAGES CREDIT TRANSACTIONS LOANS LENDING PUBLIC POLICY GUARANTEES METHODOLOGY PREMIUMS HOUSEHOLDS TRANSACTION COSTS PUBLIC POLICY SUBSIDIES URBAN DEVELOPMENT Buckley, Karaguishiyeva,Van Order, and Vecvagare analyze the structure of approaches to mortgage credit risk that are now being used in a number of OECD and transition economies. The authors' basic approach is to show how option pricing models can help measure and evaluate the risks of various schemes. They find that mortgage default insurance can be a cost-effective tool for both improving housing affordability and efficiently addressing some of the rationing that characterizes this market. When correctly structured, as it is in a number of transition and market countries, this kind of program can be expected to reduce nonprice rationing at an actuarially fair price. At the same time, considerable care must be exercised in the development of such instruments. Geographical risk diversification, particularly across borders, can play a major role in the success of these programs. Such diversification could be important not only in smaller transition economies but in EU countries as well. 2014-05-05T20:49:01Z 2014-05-05T20:49:01Z 2003-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/2360828/comparing-mortgage-credit-risk-policies-options-based-approach http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18180 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3047 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic ASSET PRICES
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BANKRUPTCY
BAUSPARKASSEN
BONDS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
COVERAGE
CREDIT INSURANCE
CREDIT POLICIES
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATIONING
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT RISKS
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEFAULT RISK
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DIVIDENDS
DOWN PAYMENTS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
FACE VALUE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
HOMEOWNERSHIP
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSING
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
HOUSING MARKETS
INFORMATION PROBLEMS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURERS
LAWS
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET INSTITUTIONS
MATURITIES
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE CREDIT
MORTGAGE CREDIT INSURANCE
MORTGAGE DEFAULT
MORTGAGE DEFAULT INSURANCE
MORTGAGE INSURANCE
MORTGAGE INSURERS
MORTGAGE LENDING
MORTGAGE LOAN
MORTGAGE LOANS
MORTGAGE MARKET
MORTGAGE MARKETS
MORTGAGES
NEGATIVE EQUITY
POLICY RESEARCH
PREMIUMS
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE RATIONING
PRICING MODELS
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC INSURANCE
PUBLIC POLICY
RATES
RESERVES
RISK ALLOCATION
RISK DIVERSIFICATION
SAVINGS
SAVINGS BANKS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPORT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT MORTGAGES
CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
LOANS
LENDING
PUBLIC POLICY
GUARANTEES
METHODOLOGY
PREMIUMS
HOUSEHOLDS
TRANSACTION COSTS
PUBLIC POLICY
SUBSIDIES
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle ASSET PRICES
ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION
BANKRUPTCY
BAUSPARKASSEN
BONDS
CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
CONTINGENT LIABILITY
COVERAGE
CREDIT INSURANCE
CREDIT POLICIES
CREDIT RATING
CREDIT RATIONING
CREDIT RISK
CREDIT RISKS
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEFAULT RISK
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DIVIDENDS
DOWN PAYMENTS
EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE
FACE VALUE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURES
HOMEOWNERSHIP
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSING
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
HOUSING MARKETS
INFORMATION PROBLEMS
INSURANCE
INSURANCE COMPANIES
INSURERS
LAWS
LEVEL PLAYING FIELD
MARKET ECONOMIES
MARKET INSTITUTIONS
MATURITIES
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE CREDIT
MORTGAGE CREDIT INSURANCE
MORTGAGE DEFAULT
MORTGAGE DEFAULT INSURANCE
MORTGAGE INSURANCE
MORTGAGE INSURERS
MORTGAGE LENDING
MORTGAGE LOAN
MORTGAGE LOANS
MORTGAGE MARKET
MORTGAGE MARKETS
MORTGAGES
NEGATIVE EQUITY
POLICY RESEARCH
PREMIUMS
PRESENT VALUE
PRICE RATIONING
PRICING MODELS
PRIVATE INSURANCE
PROGRAMS
PUBLIC INSURANCE
PUBLIC POLICY
RATES
RESERVES
RISK ALLOCATION
RISK DIVERSIFICATION
SAVINGS
SAVINGS BANKS
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TRANSPORT
URBAN DEVELOPMENT MORTGAGES
CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
LOANS
LENDING
PUBLIC POLICY
GUARANTEES
METHODOLOGY
PREMIUMS
HOUSEHOLDS
TRANSACTION COSTS
PUBLIC POLICY
SUBSIDIES
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Buckley, Robert
Karaguishiyeva, Gulmira
Van Order, Robert
Vecvagare, Laura
Comparing Mortgage Credit Risk Policies : An Options-Based Approach
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3047
description Buckley, Karaguishiyeva,Van Order, and Vecvagare analyze the structure of approaches to mortgage credit risk that are now being used in a number of OECD and transition economies. The authors' basic approach is to show how option pricing models can help measure and evaluate the risks of various schemes. They find that mortgage default insurance can be a cost-effective tool for both improving housing affordability and efficiently addressing some of the rationing that characterizes this market. When correctly structured, as it is in a number of transition and market countries, this kind of program can be expected to reduce nonprice rationing at an actuarially fair price. At the same time, considerable care must be exercised in the development of such instruments. Geographical risk diversification, particularly across borders, can play a major role in the success of these programs. Such diversification could be important not only in smaller transition economies but in EU countries as well.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Buckley, Robert
Karaguishiyeva, Gulmira
Van Order, Robert
Vecvagare, Laura
author_facet Buckley, Robert
Karaguishiyeva, Gulmira
Van Order, Robert
Vecvagare, Laura
author_sort Buckley, Robert
title Comparing Mortgage Credit Risk Policies : An Options-Based Approach
title_short Comparing Mortgage Credit Risk Policies : An Options-Based Approach
title_full Comparing Mortgage Credit Risk Policies : An Options-Based Approach
title_fullStr Comparing Mortgage Credit Risk Policies : An Options-Based Approach
title_full_unstemmed Comparing Mortgage Credit Risk Policies : An Options-Based Approach
title_sort comparing mortgage credit risk policies : an options-based approach
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/05/2360828/comparing-mortgage-credit-risk-policies-options-based-approach
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18180
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