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Articles:
Mortgage Curtailment and Default Authors: Ting-Heng Chu, Larry J. Prather and Perry Wang Start Page:95
Abstract: We explore the
effect of mortgage curtailment payments on subsequent default probabilities.
Although curtailment is not popular in western countries, it is the dominant
form of prepayment in Asia. Using more than 6 years of mortgage performance
records from an Asian bank, we investigate the impact of curtailment
payments on mortgage default risk. The results of logistic regressions
reveal that the cumulative curtailment is the most significant factor in
predicting the future default probabilities of a seasoned mortgage pool.
Thus, mortgage modeling for Asian countries should be different from
mortgage modeling for western countries. |
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