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Risk Goes Up On B&C Loans.(Brief Article)

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The default risk on newly originated nonprime mortgage loans "remains at elevated levels," according to a quarterly report from University Financial Associates.

And the risk has risen by over 30% since 1998 as a result of a slowing economy, according to the report.

"The risk is rising because the accommodating interest rate policy of the Fed is not sufficient to offset the eroding prospects for both the consumer and the underlying housing collateral," said Dennis Capozza, professor of finance at the University of Michigan and a principal at UFA.

The Nonprime Mortgage Report default risk index for the fall of 2002 rose to 104 from a revised reading of 102 the previous quarter, but unchanged from two ...

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