PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Thomas Showalter TI - Case Study: <em>What Do I Do With These Loans?</em> AID - 10.3905/jsf.2011.16.4.049 DP - 2011 Jan 31 TA - The Journal of Structured Finance PG - 49--59 VI - 16 IP - 4 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/16/4/49.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/16/4/49.full AB - The author compares science-based loss mitigation strategies with existing bank loss mitigation practices in order to test the ability of science to improve the outcomes of losses mitigation. These outcomes are measured in a number of ways, two of which are economic (losses) and sociopolitical (keeping borrowers in their homes). The science used in this case is not the typical methodology that generates estimates (scores), which are then run through an if-then rules matrix.TOPICS: MBS and residential mortgage loans, CMBS and commercial mortgage loans