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Securitization as a response to monetary policy

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  • Jiarui Zhang
  • Xiaonian Xu

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This paper studies how monetary easing provides incentives for banks to take risk and issue mortgage‐backed securities (MBS) and, because MBS have the “lemon” property, why MBS buyers are willing to purchase high‐risk securities at high prices. Banks need equity to attract deposits. Monetary easing reduces this need, and banks leverage up and reduce their monitoring efforts. The internal need for liquidity and risk sharing motivates banks to issue MBS. Security buyers understand the moral hazard problem that banks face but are willing to purchase bank securities at high prices because monetary easing would also reduce their cost of funds.

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  • Jiarui Zhang & Xiaonian Xu, 2019. "Securitization as a response to monetary policy," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 24(3), pages 1333-1344, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:ijfiec:v:24:y:2019:i:3:p:1333-1344
    DOI: 10.1002/ijfe.1721
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    1. Jiarui Zhang & Yingying Shi, 2024. "The resource reallocation effect of monetary policy," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 29(1), pages 665-683, January.
    2. Zhang, Jiarui & Xu, Xiaonian, 2020. "The effects of the monetary policy on the U.S. housing boom from 2001 to 2006," Research in Economics, Elsevier, vol. 74(4), pages 301-322.

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