COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Servicer Access to a Government-Backed Liquidity Facility
Laurie S. Goodman, Karan Kaul and Ted Tozer
The Journal of Structured Finance Fall 2020, 26 (3) 29-40; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3905/jsf.2020.1.111
Laurie S. Goodman
is the co-director of the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC
Karan Kaul
is a senior research associate at the Housing Finance Policy Center at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC
Ted Tozer
is a senior fellow at the Milken Institute’s Center for Financial Markets in Washington, DC
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The Journal of Structured Finance
Vol. 26, Issue 3
Fall 2020
COVID-19 Highlights the Need for Servicer Access to a Government-Backed Liquidity Facility
Laurie S. Goodman, Karan Kaul, Ted Tozer
The Journal of Structured Finance Oct 2020, 26 (3) 29-40; DOI: 10.3905/jsf.2020.1.111
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- Abstract
- WHAT CAN CAUSE LIQUIDITY STRESS FOR MORTGAGE SERVICERS?
- DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GINNIE MAE’S AND THE GSES’ ROLE IN THE MORTGAGE MARKET
- THE GINNIE MAE MARKET IS AT MUCH GREATER RISK THAN THE GSE MARKET
- GSE AND GINNIE MAE ACTIONS TO ADDRESS SERVICER LIQUIDITY NEEDS DURING COVID-19
- CAN FHA, VA, AND RHS COVER ADVANCES FOR SERVICERS OF GOVERNMENT LOANS?
- BORROWING AGAINST SERVICING RIGHTS IS CONSTRAINED IN A CRISIS; BORROWING AGAINST GINNIE MAE SERVICING RIGHTS IS EVEN MORE DIFFICULT
- THE LACK OF A STABLE SOURCE OF SERVICER LIQUIDITY CAN GENERATE SYSTEMIC RISK
- GIVEN THESE CONSTRAINTS, HOW CAN WE ENSURE SERVICER LIQUIDITY DURING COVID-19 AND BEYOND?
- SHORT-TERM SOLUTION: A FEDERAL RESERVE COVID-19 LIQUIDITY FACILITY
- LONG-TERM SOLUTION: NON-BANK MEMBERSHIP IN THE FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK SYSTEM
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