RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The Impact of the 2005 Bankruptcy Law on Subprime Mortgage Performance
JF The Journal of Structured Finance
FD Institutional Investor Journals
SP 33
OP 38
DO 10.3905/jsf.2010.16.1.033
VO 16
IS 1
A1 Jiequn Guo
YR 2010
UL https://pm-research.com/content/16/1/33.abstract
AB This article investigates the effects of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 on subprime mortgage performance. Based on a large mortgage dataset, the study quantifies that the new legislation successfully reduces the number of subprime mortgage borrowers filing for bankruptcy. However, the new law has significant and negative impacts on subprime mortgage performance. Specifically, it has caused an unnecessarily higher number of foreclosures and reduced the success rate of bankruptcy filings. This has a direct influence on the subprime financial crisis.TOPICS: Legal and regulatory issues for structured finance, financial crises and financial market history