Complexity and Loan Performance: Evidence from the Securitization of Commercial Mortgages
2014 ◽
Vol 2
(2)
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pp. 154-187
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Between 2001 and 2007, the complexity of commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) increased substantially. The median size of commercial mortgage loan pools tripled and the median number of AAA-rated tranches doubled. I examine whether deal complexity is related to loan performance by analyzing a sample of approximately 40,000 commercial mortgage loans from 334 CMBS deals. I find that loan performance is worse for loans in more complex securitizations. However, neither the price of a deal’s securities nor a deal’s risk retention reflected that complexity correlates with lower loan quality. These findings present a challenge for theories of optimal security design.
2019 ◽
Vol 6
(Supplement_2)
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pp. S630-S630
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2020 ◽
Vol ahead-of-print
(ahead-of-print)
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Keyword(s):
2013 ◽
Vol 31
(15_suppl)
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pp. 3558-3558
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Keyword(s):
2017 ◽
Vol 35
(15_suppl)
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pp. 11041-11041
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2021 ◽
Vol 1
(2)
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pp. 49-57