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The Role of Mortgage-Backed Securities in the Economic Downturn
TLDR Mortgage-backed securities, which distribute dividends from mortgage payments to shareholders, played a major role in the economic downturn. The introduction of these securities shifted risk from banks to individual investors, leading to a market crash when the foreclosure crisis hit.
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The podcast discusses the role of mortgage-backed securities in causing the economic downturn.
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A mortgage-backed security is an investment tool based on a pool of mortgages, where the dividends from the monthly mortgage payments are distributed to the shareholders who bought these securities.
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Mortgage-backed securities became a hot commodity on Wall Street during the housing boom, leading to an increased demand for mortgages, including subprime mortgages, to create these securities.
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The introduction of mortgage-backed securities shifted the risk from banks to individual investors, leading to a market crash when the foreclosure crisis hit.
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Collateral debt obligations were a popular investment on Wall Street, particularly those made exclusively from subprime mortgage-backed securities, because they offered higher dividends due to the higher interest rates, but ultimately these investments always go under.
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The wave of foreclosures caused by subprime mortgages had a domino effect on the housing market, leading to a decrease in housing prices, layoffs in the construction industry, and unemployment.
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Regulation is lacking in the introduction of financial instruments to the market, and testing them on a small scale before mass release could be beneficial.
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