The Impact of an Interest Rate Freeze on Residential Mortgage Backed Securities
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This paper analyses effects of an interest rate freeze in subprime mortgages on residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS). In particular, we study shifts in the underlying portfolio’s discounted cashflow distributions as well as changes in the payment profile of RMBS-tranches. We show that the positive effects of a rate freeze, e.g. less foreclosures and a stabilizing housing market, can outweigh the negative effect of lower interest income such that investors might be better off.
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