Who Receives a Mortgage Modification? Race and Income Differentials in Loan Workouts
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Wisconsin, Madison. He founded PolicyLab Consulting Group, a research consulting firm working with national foundations and government agencies, and co-founded MortgageKeeper Referral Services, an online database for mortgage servicers and counselors. For the full research paper on which this article is based, see J. Michael Collins and Carolina Reid (2010), “Who Receives a Mortgage Modification? Race and Income Differentials in Loan Workouts,” Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Working Paper 2010–07. Any errors or omissions are the author’s responsibility. Any opinions expressed are those of the author solely and do not represent the opinions of any other person or entity.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010