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问题如下:
A risk consultant is giving a presentation to a group of analysts on
the topic of subprime mortgages and how they contributed to the 2007–2009
financial crisis. The consultant begins the presentation by providing an
introductory overview describing the mechanics of subprime mortgages as well as
some subprime market trends that occurred in the years leading up to the
crisis. Which of the following statements would be correct for the risk
consultant to include in the presentation?
选项:
A.While housing prices were rising, subprime borrowers
would typically refinance adjustable-rate mortgages into another similar
mortgage as soon as the teaser rate period ended
By securitizing subprime mortgages, banks created
pools of assets that were mostly rated below investment-grade to sell to
investors
The growth in demand for subprime mortgage financing
leading up to the crisis was fueled in part by high interest rates and a strong
housing market
Based on the originate-to-distribute (OTD) model for
subprime mortgages, the bank that initiated the mortgage loans incurred all the
losses on the loans
解释:
A is correct. Some borrowers used subprime lending to purchase a
house in which they intended to live, whereas others were merely speculating on
rising home prices. For either type of borrower, an adjustable-rate loan could
typically be refinanced into another similar mortgage once the teaser rate
period ended (as long as housing prices rose).
B is incorrect. By securitizing subprime mortgages, banks created
pools of mortgage assets that were originally speculative-grade, separated them
into tranches based on the certainty of their cash flows, and packaged the
safest cash flows as investment-grade assets to sell to investors. Typically,
the tranches consisted of mostly investment-grade senior tranches (these often
received an AAA rating) and mezzanine tranches, with only a small equity
tranche that might be rated below investment grade.
C is incorrect. Growth in housing demand and the associated mortgage
financing was fueled (in part) by the low interest rate environment that
existed in the early 2000s.
D is incorrect. Under the OTD model, losses on
subprime mortgages were borne not by the banks that initially made the loans,
but by the investors that eventually owned them.
B的陈述与答案是一个意思