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 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
Risk and the Transformation of the Australian Financial System | Conference – 2007
20 Aug 2007
Conferences
opposed to the underlying, predominantly offshore, funds); and the Australian single-manager funds tend to use global investment banks as their prime brokers. ... which account for only about 1 per cent of the stock of housing loans, the arrears rate is
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2007/ryan-thompson.html
The Australian Financial System in the 2000s: Dodging the Bullet | Conference – 2011
24 Jul 2000
Conferences
Fourth, securitisation grew rapidly up until the GFC, with both international and domestic demand then drying up such that the stock of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) on issue fell (as ... It is also noticeable that other liabilities
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/davis.html
Discussion of Change and Constancy in the Financial System: Implications for Financial Distress and Policy
20 Nov 2007
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2007
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2007/pdf/borio-disc.pdf
Discussion of Risk and the Transformation of the Australian Financial System
20 Nov 2007
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2007
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2007/pdf/ryan-thompson-disc.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
Discussion on The Australian Financial System in the 2000s: Dodging the Bullet | Conference – 2011
24 Jul 2000
Conferences
Lending standards in the United States, especially in sub-prime mortgages, evidently deteriorated markedly in the period leading up to the crisis. ... Because Australian mortgages tend to be written with variable rates, households rather than banks bear
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2011/davis-disc.html
Introduction | Conference – 2008
14 Jul 2008
Conferences
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/confs/2008/intro-2008.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