Determinants of Automobile Loan Default and Prepayment

12 Pages Posted: 19 Sep 2008

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Sumit Agarwal

National University of Singapore

Brent W. Ambrose

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Insurance & Real Estate

Souphala Chomsisengphet

Government of the United States of America - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Date Written: September 17, 2008

Abstract

The authors examine whether a borrower's choice of automobile reveals information about future loan performance. They find that loans on most luxury automobiles have a higher probability of prepayment, while loans on most economy automobiles have a lower probability of default, even when holding traditional risk factors, such as income and credit score, constant.

Keywords: consumer debt, auto loans, household finance, prepayment, default, Financial Institutions and Services, Duration Analysis, Personal Finance, Asymmetric and Private Information

Suggested Citation

Agarwal, Sumit and Ambrose, Brent W. and Chomsisengphet, Souphala, Determinants of Automobile Loan Default and Prepayment (September 17, 2008). Economic Perspectives, Vol. 32, No. 3, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1269525

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Brent W. Ambrose

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Insurance & Real Estate ( email )

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Souphala Chomsisengphet

Government of the United States of America - Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) ( email )

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Washington, DC 20219
United States

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