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dc.contributor.authorWhite, Lawrence-
dc.date.accessioned2008-05-19T18:31:17Z-
dc.date.available2008-05-19T18:31:17Z-
dc.date.issued2004-08-11-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2451/26128-
dc.description.abstractThe introduction of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) as a channel for housing finance is a relatively recent event for the United States, having occurred less than three-and-a-half decades ago. This paper provides a brief overview of the MBS process in the U.S. The paper places the MBS process in the larger contexts of finance in general and housing finance in particular, discusses its special features and its advantages and disadvantages, addresses its special infrastructure requirements, and describes the historical and recent experiences in the U.S.en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEC-04-14en
dc.subjectmortgage-backed securitiesen
dc.subjectresidential mortgagesen
dc.subjecthousing financeen
dc.subjectsecuritizationen
dc.titleMortgage Backed Securities: Another Way to Finance Housingen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
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