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Hedges in the warehouse: the banks get trimmed

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  • Adrian D'Silva
  • Brian Gordon

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When banks ?warehouse? loans, that is, hold them temporarily before selling them through securitizations, how do they protect themselves against credit risk? This article examines the effectiveness of hedging strategies in the context of the recent heavy losses in financial markets.

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  • Adrian D'Silva & Brian Gordon, 2008. "Hedges in the warehouse: the banks get trimmed," Chicago Fed Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Apr.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedhle:y:2008:i:apr:n:249
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    Cited by:

    1. Gary Gorton, 2008. "The panic of 2007," Proceedings - Economic Policy Symposium - Jackson Hole, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, pages 131-262.
    2. Gary Gorton, 2009. "The Subprime Panic," European Financial Management, European Financial Management Association, vol. 15(1), pages 10-46, January.

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    Securities; Hedging (Finance);

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