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When Are Modifications of Securitized Loans Beneficial to Investors?

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  • Gonzalo Maturana

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Loan modification is widely discussed as an alternative to foreclosure, but little research has focused on quantifying its effect on loan performance. I quantify this effect early in the housing crisis by exploiting exogenous variation in the incentives to modify securitized nonagency loans. An additional modification reduces loan losses by 35.8% relative to the average loss; this reduction suggests that the marginal benefit of modification likely exceeded the marginal cost. Consistent with the idea that high-income borrowers may be better equipped to withstand bad economic times, I find that modifications are especially beneficial when borrowers have larger loans. Received April 25, 2016; editorial decision March 24, 2017 by Editor Philip Strahan.

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  • Gonzalo Maturana, 2017. "When Are Modifications of Securitized Loans Beneficial to Investors?," The Review of Financial Studies, Society for Financial Studies, vol. 30(11), pages 3824-3857.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:rfinst:v:30:y:2017:i:11:p:3824-3857.
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    JEL classification:

    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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