Lender screening and the role of securitization: Evidence from prime and subprime mortgage markets

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2071-2108

  Keys, Benjamin J ^a   Seru, Amit ^b   Vig, Vikrant ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84862998124     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhs059     Document Type: Review

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