The effects of recent mortgage refinancing

Peter J. Brady, Glenn B. Canner and Dean M. Maki

Federal Reserve Bulletin, 2000, vol. 07, issue Jul, 441-450

Abstract: Rising home prices and generally falling interest rates in recent years, together with a desire to convert the accumulated equity in their homes into spendable funds, have prompted many homeowners to refinance their mortgages. In the spring of 1999, the Federal Reserve surveyed consumers to determine the extent of refinancing, the extent to which refinancing homeowners "cashed-out" some of their equity when they refinanced, how much equity they took out, and how they spent the funds. Survey results suggest that cash-out refinancings in 1998 and early 1999 likely boosted consumption spending a bit, may have had a larger effect on home improvement spending, and may have moderated the growth of consumer credit during that period.

Keywords: Mortgages; Housing - Finance; Interest rates (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.17016/bulletin.2000.86-7

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