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The Key to Easing Mortgage Defaults
DS News, Oct. 18, 2018–Radhika Ojha
Short-term liquidity is a key factor in driving mortgage default, according to a research by the JPMorgan Chase Institute. The research, titled, Falling Behind: Bank Data on the Role of Income and Savings in Mortgage Default, measured the impact of a mortgage payment and principal reduction on default and consumption.