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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457908203321

Titolo

Building assets, building credit [[electronic resource] ] : creating wealth in low-income communities / / Nicolas P. Retsinas, Eric S. Belsky, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-81328-8

9786610813285

0-8157-9784-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (412 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RetsinasNicolas Paul <1946->

BelskyEric S

Disciplina

332.024/01

Soggetti

Consumer credit - United States

Low-income consumers - United States

Home ownership - United States

Mortgage loans - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1.  New Paths to Building Assets for the Poor; 2.  Credit Matters:  Building Assets in a Dual Financial Service System; PART 1:  Making Choices; 3.  To Bank or Not to Bank?  A Survey of Low-Income Households; 4.  Refinance and the Accumulation of Home Equity Wealth; PART 2:  Beyond Prime; 5.  Changing Industrial Organization of Housing Finance and Changing Role of Community-Based Organizations; 6.  Exploring the Welfare Effects of Risk-Based Pricing in the Subprime Mortgage Market

7.  Hitting the Wall:  Credit as an Impediment to Homeownership8.  Credit Scoring's Role in Increasing Homeownership for Underserved Populations; PART 4:  Role of Regulation; 9.  Models of Credit Market Regulation; 10.  Accuracy in Credit Reporting; 11.  Cost-Benefit Analysis of Debtor Protection Rules in Subprime Market Default Situations; PART 5:  Working toward Solutions; 12.  Institutions and



Inclusion in Saving Policy; 13.  Unbanked to Homeowner:  Improving Financial Services for Low-Income, Low-Asset Customers

14.  Innovative Servicing Technology:  Smart Enough to Keep People in Their Houses?Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

"Examines the path from basic banking services to creditmaking decisions to mortgage lending that can give low-income individuals and communities the opportunity to build assets through credit, highlighting the need for transparency in the subprime market, buyer education, and borrower safeguards"--Provided by publisher.