September 15, 2011This Rule Could Kill the Housing MarketRob Garver, The Fiscal Times | |||||
Of the many financial reforms in Dodd-Frank, a requirement that lenders retain a share of the risk in mortgages they sell to investors seemed like a no-brainer. If lenders were on the hook, too, the thinking went, they would tighten standards and avoid the kind of defaults that contributed to the collapse of the housing market and the financial crisis. TAGGED: Housing, Regulation, Dodd-Frank, Rob Garver RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
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