Do borrowers know their mortgage terms?

Journal of Urban Economics

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-233

  Bucks, Brian ^a   Pence, Karen ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

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EID: 51249120894     PISSN: 00941190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jue.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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