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The FHA and the GSEs as Countercyclical Tools in the Mortgage Markets
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Passmore, Stuart Wayne Sherlund, Shane M. |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Journal: SSRN Electronic Journal The authors examine the connection between government mortgage programs and economic outcomes during and after the financial crisis. They find a strong correlation between counties that participated more heavily in Federal Housing Administration (FHA)/Veterans Affairs (VA) and government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) mortgage lending before the crisis and better economic outcomes during and after the crisis. Although the financial crisis was a substantial shock to all counties, those more reliant on FHA/VA or GSE lending experienced smaller increases in unemployment rates; smaller declines in new automobile purchases, home prices, home sales, and mortgage purchase originations; and smaller increases in mortgage delinquency rates. Moreover, the authors find that the FHA was a more effective countercyclical tool during and after the 2007-09 financial crisis than the GSEs. This finding may have implications for GSE reform: Greater access to government backing during crises may mitigate tighter underwriting standards and rising securitization costs in mortgage markets. |
| Related Links | https://www.newyorkfed.org/medialibrary/media/research/epr/2018/epr_2018_fha-and-gses_passmore.pdf https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm?abstractid=3298959 |
| ISSN | 10914358 |
| e-ISSN | 15565068 |
| DOI | 10.2139/ssrn.3298959 |
| Journal | SSRN Electronic Journal |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Publisher Date | 2018-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: SSRN Electronic Journal Industrial Relations Financial Crisis Great Recession Government Policy |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Psychiatry and Mental Health |