Regulation of Subprime and Predatory Lending

International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, 2010

Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper No. 142

15 Pages Posted: 2 Apr 2009

Date Written: April 1, 2009

Abstract

This is an entry on the Regulation of Subprime and Predatory Lending for THE INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HOUSING AND HOME (Elsevier Ltd, 2010). This entry provides a brief introduction to the explosive development of the subprime mortgage market. It then enumerates the abusive practices that were found in that market until it was effectively shut down at the outset of the ongoing credit crisis. It then reviews the limited federal and state legislative and regulatory responses to various abusive practices. It concludes that abusive practices will likely resurface once underwriting standards loosen, as they inevitably will.

Keywords: subprime, mortgage, consumer protection, housing finance, predatory lending

Suggested Citation

Reiss, David J., Regulation of Subprime and Predatory Lending (April 1, 2009). International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home, 2010, Brooklyn Law School, Legal Studies Paper No. 142, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1371728

David J. Reiss (Contact Author)

Brooklyn Law School ( email )

250 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
United States

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