Subprime facts: what (we think) we know about the subprime crisis and what we don’t

Christopher Lee Foote (), Kristopher Gerardi, Lorenz Goette () and Paul S. Willen

No 08-2, Public Policy Discussion Paper from Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Abstract: Using a variety of datasets, we document some basic facts about the current subprime crisis. Many of these facts are applicable to the crisis at a national level, while some illustrate problems relevant only to Massachusetts and New England. We conclude by discussing some outstanding questions about which the data, we believe, are not yet conclusive.

Keywords: Subprime; mortgage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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Date: 2008
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