Bank branch presence and access to credit in low-to-moderate income neighborhoods

Ozgur Ergungor ()

No 616, Working Papers (Old Series) from Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Abstract: Banks specialize in lending to informationally opaque borrowers by collecting soft information about them. Some researchers claim that this process requires a physical presence in the market to lower information collection costs. The author provides evidence in support of this argument in the mortgage market for low-income borrowers. Mortgage originations increase and interest spreads decline when there is a bank branch located in a low-to-moderate income neighborhood.

Keywords: Mortgage loans; Branch banks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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Journal Article: Bank Branch Presence and Access to Credit in Low- to Moderate-Income Neighborhoods (2010)
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DOI: 10.26509/frbc-wp-200616

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