Search: Sub-prime mortgage
RBA Glossary definition for Sub-prime mortgage
Sub-prime mortgage – While there is no precise definition of sub-prime mortgages, in the United States, they are typically loans made to borrowers with impaired credit histories, which might include one or more payment defaults, a previous loan foreclosure, or bankruptcy.
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The Global Financial Environment
10 Mar 2009
FSR
– March 2009
Though the initial rise in US housing loan arrears mainly reflected sub-prime mortgages – particularly adjustable-rate mortgages as interest rates rose from initial low rates – arrears rates across all mortgages ... In the December quarter 2008,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2009/mar/global-fin-env.html
Recent Financial Developments
10 Apr 2008
Bulletin
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Address by Mr Glenn Stevens, Governor, to Smart Capital 2008: The Euromoney Australian Financial Markets Innovation Congress, Sydney, 27 March 2008
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/apr/pdf/bu-0408-4.pdf
Financial Stability Review - March 2009
17 Apr 2009
FSR
- March 2009
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https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2009/mar/pdf/0309.pdf
The Financial Cycle and Recent Developments in the Australian Financial System
15 Aug 2008
Bulletin
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Address by Dr Philip Lowe, Assistant Governor (Financial System) to 6th Annual Retail Financial Services Forum, Sydney, 13 August 2008.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/aug/pdf/bu-0808-4.pdf
The Australian Financial System
10 Sep 2008
FSR
– September 2008
Consistent with this, Australia's largest general insurers have not reported any direct exposure to US sub-prime risk through their investment portfolios. ... Notwithstanding this, Australian superannuation funds have limited exposures to US sub-prime
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2008/sep/aus-fin-sys.html
Asia, Australia and Financial Markets
12 Oct 2007
Bulletin
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Address by Mr Glenn Stevens, Governor, to the Asia Society AustralAsia Centre CEO Asia Update Luncheon, Sydney, 18 September 2007
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2007/oct/pdf/bu-1007-1.pdf
List of Graphs
10 Mar 2007
FSR
– March 2007
Graph 41: Spreads on Domestically Issued Prime RMBS. ... Graph A3: Insurance on Sub-prime RMBS.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2007/mar/graphs.html
Lessons from the Financial Turmoil of 2007 and 2008
10 Oct 2008
Bulletin
– October 2008
with adverse news about the US sub-prime mortgage market gaining prominence in June and July 2007. ... They posit that these policy shifts drove the rise in sub-prime mortgage lending, from which the financial crisis stemmed.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2008/oct/1.html
Overview
10 Mar 2007
FSR
– March 2007
Against this favourable background, the past month has seen an increase in volatility in some markets, and notably, a sharp pick-up in loan arrears in sub-prime residential mortgages in ... Surveys suggest that, in aggregate, households are generally
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2007/mar/overview.html
Financial Stability Review
1 Apr 2004
FSR
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On the supply side, fi nancial intermediaries have been keen to increase their portfolios of relatively low-risk residential mortgages and are providing cheaper, more innovative mortgage products, including those specifi ... Many households are, however,
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/fsr/2004/mar/pdf/0304.pdf