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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 Limits of Interest-only Lending
9 May 2018
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While interest-only loans have a role to play in Australian mortgage finance, their valuehas limits. ... 8]. For example, Shapiro J and Greber J (2017), The Australian Financial Review, ‘Interest-only loans could be'Australia's sub-prime’, available
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2018/pdf/sp-ag-2018-04-24.pdf
The Limits of Interest-only Lending
24 Apr 2018
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Speech delivered by Christopher Kent, Assistant Governor, to the Housing Industry Association Breakfast, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2018/sp-ag-2018-04-24.html
Reflections on the Financial Crisis
16 Mar 2014
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Address delivered by Malcolm Edey, Assistant Governor (Financial System), to the CFO Summit 2014, Gold Coast
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2014/sp-ag-160314.html
The Platypus Moment: Rents, Risks and the Right Responses
13 Oct 2011
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Speech by Luci Ellis to the Paul Woolley Centre for Capital Market Dysfunctionality Annual Conference
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2011/sp-so-131011.html
In Defence of Current Account Deficits
8 Jul 2011
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Speech by Guy Debelle to the ADBI/UniSA Workshop on Growth and Integration in Asia, Adelaide
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2011/sp-ag-080711.html
Financial Stability: Review and Response
6 Oct 2010
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Speech by Luci Ellis to the CPA Congress 2010, Brisbane
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2010/sp-so-061010.html
Aspects of Australia's Finances
15 Jun 2010
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Speech by Ric Battellino to Financial Executives International of Australia, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2010/sp-dg-150610.html
Recent Developments in the Housing Market and its Financing
18 May 2010
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Speech by Luci Ellis to the Financial Review Residential Property Conference 2010, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2010/sp-so-180510.html
The State of the Mortgage Market
30 Mar 2010
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Speech by Guy Debelle to Mortgage Innovation Conference, Sydney
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2010/sp-ag-300310.html
The Evolving Financial Situation
18 Mar 2010
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Asset-backed markets were where concerns first arose, particularly securities backed by US sub-prime housing loans. ... They did not have material holdings of, or exposure to, the securities backed by US mortgages.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2010/pdf/sp-ag-160210.pdf