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The securitization of housing finance


Abstract: Since 1970, housing finance has undergone a radical transformation due to the securitization of mortgage loans. As the market for mortgage securities continues to grow and develop, this transformation raises a number of important public policy issues.

Keywords: Secondary markets; Asset-backed financing; Mortgages; Housing - Finance;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Part of Series: Economic Review

Publication Date: 1988

Volume: 73

Issue: Jul

Pages: 3-20