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Title:Nationalization And Subsidization Of The Australian Residential Mortgage Market Are Not The Answer Either
Price:$500.00
Publication Date:May 08, 2008
Report Type:Commentary
Abstract:There has been a lot of talk of late about a crisis in Australia's residential mortgage market and calls for the country's Commonwealth government to address the problem. A proposal was put forward in March arguing for the establishment of a Commonwealth government-guaranteed agency, "AussieMac," to buy prime residential mortgages. It was argued that such an agency is needed because the "primary market for residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in Australia has, for all intents and purposes, evaporated. The consequence of this is that smaller banks, building societies, and non-bank lenders which used the process of securitization to provide housing finance over the past decade have either severely rationed credit or withdrawn from the market altogether." Standard&Poor's responded to
Brief Excerpt:RESEARCH Ratings Definitions Nationalization And Subsidization Of The Australian Residential Mortgage Market Are Not The Answer Either Publication date: ##-May-#### Primary Credit Analyst: Philip Bayley, Melbourne (##) #-####-####;...
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