Solid liquidity of covered bonds during the financial crisis
The Danish central bank has performed an analysis on the liquidity of government and covered bonds before, during and after the 2008 financial crisis. The working paper concludes that Danish covered bonds by and large are as liquid as Danish government bonds during a period of market stress. Read More.
read moreSwedish agency lauds Danish mortgage loans
Fixed-rate mortgage loans would strengthen Swedish housing finance. Read More.
read moreGoing Cold Turkey: Three Ways to End Fannie and Freddie without Slicing Up the Taxpayers
Instead of trying to find ways that government can remain involved in housing finance, the new Congress should consider how to withdraw the government from any role in financing prime mortgages and implement various promising private-financing mecha- nisms—covered bonds, the Danish system, and a more focused and regulated securitization system, as well in teaching people […]
read moreCan the Danish mortgage model fix U.S. housing finance?
Yes, it can. Read the article in the Housing Wire Magazine, June 2010 edition.
read moreReforming a broken mortgage system
We don’t have to wait for years to reform the mortgage system — there’s a better approach that could be introduced right away. Read More.
read moreTestimony of Alan Boyce CEO, Absalon Project before the House Financial Services Committee
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Representative Bachus, and other Members of this Committee, I very much appreciate the chance to testify today on the issue of covered bonds. Covered bonds are an important and useful financial tool, and the Committee is right to be considering how best to ensure that investors and borrowers have access to […]
read moreDanish Mortgage Model is one to back
When large swathes of Copenhagen were destroyed by a great fire in 1795, the Danes didn’t let a good crisis go to waste. Within two years they had set up the first Danish mortgage credit institute to help finance the reconstruction of their capital city.
read moreDanish mortgage credit bonds approved by ECB
The European Central Bank (ECB) approved VP Lux s.á.r.l. as a central securities depository in the Euro zone. Read More.
read moreDanish mortgage lending has withstood the financial crisis
The Danish mortgage system has certain unique characteristics which have helped protect Denmark against the worst effects of the crisis and have made the system a role model for other countries. Read More.
read moreDenmark Offers a Model Mortgage Market
George Soros | There is a safe way to securitize home loans. Read More.
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