Applying for home mortgages in immigrant communities: The case of Asian applicants in Los Angeles

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 89-110

  Zonta, Michela M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asians; Ethnic banks; Home mortgage lending; Immigrants

Indexed keywords

ASIAN IMMIGRANT; BANKING; ETHNIC GROUP; FINANCIAL MARKET; GIS; LENDING BEHAVIOR; METROPOLITAN AREA; MORTGAGE LENDING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URBAN ECONOMY;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856585735     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: 14723409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a43419     Document Type: Article

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