Continuous Workout Mortgages

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Robert J. Shiller

Yale University - Cowles Foundation; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER); Yale University - International Center for Finance

Rafal M. Wojakowski

Lancaster University - Management School; University of Surrey

Muhammed Shahid Ebrahim

Durham Business School

Mark B. Shackleton

Lancaster University - Department of Accounting and Finance

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Date Written: May 2011

Abstract

Continuous Workout Mortgage (CWM) balance and payments are indexed using market-observable house price index in an economic environment with prepayments. Our main results include: (a) explicit modelling of repayment and interest-only CWMs; (b) closed form formulas for mortgage payment and mortgage balance of a repayment CWM; (c) a closed form formula for the actuarially fair mortgage rate of an interest-only CWM. For repayment CWMs we extend our analysis to include two negotiable parameters: adjustable "workout proportion" and adjustable "workout threshold." These results are of importance as they not only help in the understanding of the mechanics of CWMs and estimating key contract parameters, but they also provide guidance on how to enhance the resilience of the financial architecture and mitigate systemic risk.

Suggested Citation

Shiller, Robert J. and Wojakowski, Rafal M. and Wojakowski, Rafal M. and Ebrahim, Muhammed Shahid and Shackleton, Mark B., Continuous Workout Mortgages (May 2011). NBER Working Paper No. w17007, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1833144

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