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Why Fixing the 'Shadow Banking' Sector is Essential for the U.S. Housing Market

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The title 'shadow banking system' sounds pejorative and certainly is in the minds of most people who work in or watch the business of money and credit. In the world of subprime real estate, abuse of private financial vehicles with insurance enhancements and ratings led to the collapse of the U.S. financial sector in the 2007-2009 subprime crisis. When it functions correctly, as a non-bank system that competes with insured banks (and not as a process for hiding excessive bank leverage) the shadow banking system is, in fact, a necessary and extremely useful part of the global economy. Non-banks tend to be far more efficient than commercial banks. Additionally, non-bank finance is responsible for supporting a large fraction of overall economic growth in the U.S. and other market economies.

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  • R. Christopher Whalen, 2013. "Why Fixing the 'Shadow Banking' Sector is Essential for the U.S. Housing Market," NFI Policy Briefs 2013-PB-01, Indiana State University, Scott College of Business, Networks Financial Institute.
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    1. Thomas M. Hoenig & Charles S. Morris, 2013. "Restructuring the Banking System to Improve Safety and Soundness," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Viral V Acharya & Thorsten Beck & Douglas D Evanoff & George G Kaufman & Richard Portes (ed.), The Social Value of the Financial Sector Too Big to Fail or Just Too Big?, chapter 21, pages 401-425, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    Keywords

    shadow banking; financial crisis; mortgage finance; true sale;
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    JEL classification:

    • G20 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - General
    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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