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Effects of Monitoring on Mortgage Delinquency: Evidence From a Randomized Field Study

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  • Stephanie Moulton
  • J. Michael Collins
  • Cäzilia Loibl
  • Anya Samek

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In the wake of the housing crisis in 2008, U.S. policymakers have developed a range of policy proposals to address the risk of mortgage borrowers going into payment default. Some of these proposed regulations would effectively eliminate certain loans with riskier borrower characteristics from the market. Such prescriptive approaches fail to recognize alternatives that permit riskier loans to be made, but require postorigination practices designed to offset elevated default risk by improving the capability of individual borrowers to make timely payments. This study provides evidence of one such approach. Through a randomized field experiment, we test the impact of goal setting and external monitoring on mortgage delinquency. First‐time homebuyers who completed a financial planning module and received quarterly contact from a financial coach are less likely to become delinquent or default on their mortgages. These results suggest that relatively low cost procedures embedded into loan servicing may increase adherence to timely repayments, thereby reducing the probability of delinquency while still permitting riskier borrowers to participate in credit markets.

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  • Stephanie Moulton & J. Michael Collins & Cäzilia Loibl & Anya Samek, 2015. "Effects of Monitoring on Mortgage Delinquency: Evidence From a Randomized Field Study," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 34(1), pages 184-207, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jpamgt:v:34:y:2015:i:1:p:184-207
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    1. Julie Birkenmaier & Brandy Maynard & Youngmi Kim, 2022. "Interventions designed to improve financial capability: A systematic review," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(1), March.
    2. Robert Argento & Lariece Brown & Sergei Koulayev & Grace Li & Marina Myhre & Forrest W. Pafenberg & Saty Patrabansh, 2018. "First-Time Homebuyer Counseling and the Mortgage Selection Experience in the United States: Evidence from the National Survey of Mortgage Originations," NMDB Staff Working Papers 18-02, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
    3. Loibl, Cäzilia & Jones, Lauren & Haisley, Emily, 2018. "Testing strategies to increase saving in individual development account programs," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 45-63.
    4. Chen, Catherine, 2023. "Framing energy-efficiency programs: A survey experiment," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 183(C).
    5. Roberto Alvarez & Alvaro Miranda & Jaime Ruiz-Tagle, 2023. "Whisper Words of Wisdom: How Financial Counseling can Reduce Delinquency in Consumer Loans," Working Papers wp552, University of Chile, Department of Economics.
    6. Ziyao Huang & Yutao Yang & Chengcheng Liao & Peiyuan Du, 2022. "How to say? Voice analytics of debt collection strategies," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 43(4), pages 1091-1104, June.
    7. Erik Hembre & Stephanie Moulton & Matthew Record, 2021. "Low‐Income Homeownership and the Role of State Subsidies: A Comparative Analysis of Mortgage Outcomes," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 40(1), pages 78-106, January.

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