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Mortgage banks in an international comparison
Rigmar Osterkamp
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2005
in: ifo Schnelldienst, 2005, 58, Nr. 09, 30-33
ifo Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, München, 2005
in: ifo Schnelldienst, 2005, 58, Nr. 09, 30-33
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Everywhere in the world, banks are willing to grant loans for the acquisition or the building of houses and for the purchase of building sites. However, not all countries have special legislation that helps the banks to refinance such loans by the issuing of legally defined mortgage bonds. Here, an overview of the legal basis in European countries and the US is provided.
JEL Classification: G210
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