The US Housing Market and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis (A)
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Case Details:
Case Code : BENV014
Case Length : 21 Pages
Period : 2001-2007
Pub Date : 2008
Teaching Note :Not Available
Organization : -
Industry : Financial Services
Countries : USA
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Background Note
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The history of the US mortgage market dates back to the late 18th century. Some
of the first organizations in the US housing market were the Terminating
Building Societies (TBSs). Under TBSs, a group of people pooled their savings to
construct houses. As each house was completed, the members would draw lots to
select who would receive the house.
This process was repeated until every member owned a house. The members of the
group also shared credit and funding risks. If one of the members failed to
repay his loan , then his property was transferred to another member who was
willing to repay the loan...
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The US Mortgage Market in the Early 2000s
In the 2000s, with the changing market structure, new types
of mortgages replaced fixed rate mortgages (FRMs) as the most popular mortgage
loan. Many non-traditional mortgages were introduced in this period. Some of
these allowed borrowers to postpone payment of principal and, some even allowed
the postponement of interest payment (Refer Exhibit III for more about different
non-traditional mortgage loans)...
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The Crisis
By mid-2004, house prices in the US had appreciated
steeply.
Sensing the formation of a ‘bubble’, the Federal Reserve began
raising interest rates gradually, so as to prevent a sharp downturn in
the housing market which it was feared could lead to a recession just as
the bursting of the dotcom bubble in 2000 had contributed to the
subsequent recession of 2001-02. Between June 2004 and July 2006,
interest rates were increased 17 times, from 1 percent to 5.25 percent
(Refer Table I)... |
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