Unintended Consequences of Risk Based Pricing: Racial Differences in Mortgage Costs

Daniels, Kenneth; Smith, Brent C.

Unintended Consequences of Risk Based Pricing: Racial Differences in Mortgage Costs

Brent C Smith & Kenneth N. Daniels, 2018. 'Unintended Consequences of Risk Based Pricing: Racial Differences in Mortgage Costs,' Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association, vol. 54(3), pages 323-343, December.

Posted: 19 May 2020

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Kenneth Daniels

Daniels Foundation for Impact Investments and Development; Daniels Foundation for Impact Investments and Development

Brent C. Smith

Virginia Commonwealth University

Date Written: 2018

Abstract

The following analysis focuses on the role that risk pricing has had in the allocation and access to mortgage funds, specifically how it results in cost differences by race. Using a sample of fixed-rate first lien mortgages, we control for the risk characteristics of borrowers and assets. We find that borrowers with comparable credit quality experience significantly higher costs for mortgages in neighborhoods with a high density of minority households. Further, when the pricing differential is controlled for in a model of mortgage default, there is no support for neighborhood price differences. This finding illustrates a potential inequity that results from efficient/risk pricing in mortgage underwriting.

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Daniels, Kenneth and Smith, Brent C., Unintended Consequences of Risk Based Pricing: Racial Differences in Mortgage Costs (2018). Brent C Smith & Kenneth N. Daniels, 2018. 'Unintended Consequences of Risk Based Pricing: Racial Differences in Mortgage Costs,' Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association, vol. 54(3), pages 323-343, December., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3583309

Kenneth Daniels (Contact Author)

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Daniels Foundation for Impact Investments and Development ( email )

8051 Philatelic Dr Unit 5051
SPRING HILL, FL FL 34606
United States

HOME PAGE: http://daniels-foundation.org

Brent C. Smith

Virginia Commonwealth University ( email )

1015 Floyd Avenue
Richmond, VA 23284
United States

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Unintended Consequences of Risk Based Pricing: Racial Differences in Mortgage Costs

Kenneth Daniels

Brent C. Smith

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Kenneth Daniels (Contact Author)

Daniels Foundation for Impact Investments and Development ( email )

Daniels Foundation for Impact Investments and Development ( email )

Brent C. Smith

Virginia Commonwealth University ( email )

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