Recently, the Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA), MBA’s think tank, released a special report, Mortgage Design, Underwriting, and Interventions: Promoting Sustainable Homeownership, that looks at the lessons learned from the Great Financial Crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic, and other past episodes of default, to understand how to design a more robust mortgage system that proactively supports sustainable homeownership.
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MBA RIHA: Mortgage Industry Should Develop New Intervention Policies for Distressed Borrowers
According to a new research report released by the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA), examining current mortgage design models, underwriting standards, and intervention policies would help alleviate market pressures resulting from high levels of mortgage defaults.
MBA’s RIHA Commemorates 10-Year Anniversary of RIHA’s Special Report on the History of Mortgage Banking
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA) is re-releasing Mortgage Banking in the United States, 1870-1940, to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the renowned white paper.
RIHA: Fewer Households Missed Housing Payments in Second Quarter
Slightly under five million households did not make their rent or mortgage payments in the second quarter, updated research from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Research Institute for Housing America reported.