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Think Tank Concludes Mortgage Guidelines Could Safely be Twice as Risky

Tuesday, November 3, 2020

The Urban Institute's (UI's) Housing Finance Policy Center has updated its credit availability index (HCAI) to reflect data for the second quarter of 2020. The Index shows a slight dip from an adjusted 5.3 percent in the first quarter to 5.2 percent in the second quarter. Tightening in the GSE and government channels has driven a retraction of credit availability through the first half of 2020, as the risk in the portfolio and private-label securitization market remains a shadow of what it once was. The HCAI measures the percentage of owner-occupied home purchase loans that are likely to default-that is, go unpaid for more than 90 days past their due date. When the HCAI declines it indicates the lenders have a greater unwillingness to tolerate defaults and they are imposing tighter lending standards, making it harder to get a loan. A higher HCAI indicates a higher tolerance for defaults and that lenders are taking more risks, making it easier to get a loan.

 

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