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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 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
Housing Market Cycles and Fundamentals
15 May 2024
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/pdf/sp-ag-2024-05-16.pdf
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
8 Feb 2024
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/pdf/sp-gov-2024-02-09.pdf
Bagehot and the Lender of Last Resort – 150 Years On
18 Dec 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-ag-2023-12-14.pdf
Financial Stability and the Financial Health of Australian Mortgagors
8 Dec 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-so-2023-12-08.pdf
Australian Securitisation Markets: Responding to Change
1 Dec 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-so-2023-11-21.pdf
A Monetary Policy Fit for the Future
22 Nov 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-11-22.pdf
Monetary Policy in Australia: Complementarities and Trade-offs
26 Oct 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-10-24.pdf
Channels of Transmission
17 Oct 2023
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-ag-2023-10-11.pdf