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2010-02-09 17:55
A subprime borrower has been defined by the 2001 Interagency Expanded Guidance for Subprime Lending Programs as one who displays a range of credit risk characteristics on a general basis which includes, among other things, two or more 30-day delinquencies in the last 12 months; judgment, foreclosure, repossession, or charge-off in the prior 24 months; bankruptcy in the last five years; or a debt service-to-income ratio of 50 percent or greater.
The reasons for an increase in lending to such borrowers are varied. First and foremost, favorable conditions existed for the residential housing market in the period between 2002 and 2005. Interest rates were low when compared to historical averages and home prices were appreciating in most markets. For example, the appreciation rate in the third quarter of 2004 in the U.S. housing market was a staggering 17.27 percent and the average appreciation rate in the years 2004 and 2005 remained around 13 to 14 percent. This created an equity cushion for the subprime borrowers, with the result that they always had the option of refinancing their loans or pulling their equity out of the properties if they experienced financial problems. Further, the underwriting criteria became more borrower-friendly. For example, a subprime borrower having a credit score between 450 and 680 could obtain a mortgage loan with almost no down payment. The reason for a change in the underwriting criteria can be attributed to the challenge of maintaining the affordability of home purchases. As noted above, the significant acceleration rate in house prices made house purchases less affordable for many buyers. In order to maintain, and even increase, loan origination, lenders offered mortgage loans on borrower-friendly criteria. Additionally, limited documented proof of income and assets, relaxed monthly payments, adoption of hybrid subprime adjustable-rate mortgages, use of stated income loans, the ability to take a double mortgage on one’s home, and use of technology for approval of mortgage loans were some of the key factors that were conducive to the rapid increase in subprime lending. In addition to such factors that enabled mortgage lending to be easier, there was a marked increase in securitization of subprime loans. Specifically, the number of asset-backed securities increased. For example, in 2005, the number of mortgage-backed securities issued was about $508 billion. Such securities were usually high-yield securities that generated vast amounts of liquidity, increasing the volume of credit available to subprime borrowers.
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