Summer 2009

Policy Update

Lenders Remain Slow to Modify Problem Loans
by David van den Berg

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Related Links

Adelino, Manuel, Kristopher Gerardi, and Paul S. Willen. “Why Don’t Lenders Renegotiate More Home Mortgages? Redefaults, Self-Cures and Securitization.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Public Policy Discussion Papers No. 09-4. July 6, 2009.

Foote, Christopher, Jeff Fuhrer, Eileen Mauskopf, and Paul Willen. “A Proposal to Help Distressed Homeowners: A Government Payment-Sharing Plan.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Public Policy Discussion Briefs No. 09-1. July 9, 2009.

Foote, Christopher, Kristopher Gerardi, Lorenz Goette, and Paul Willen. “Reducing Foreclosures.” Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Public Policy Discussion Papers No. 09-2, April 8, 2009.

Mian, Atif. “Comment on 'Reducing Foreclosures' by Christopher Foote, Kristopher Gerardi, Lorenz Goette, and Paul Willen.” NBER Macroeconomics Annual 2009.