Advisory Center for Affordable Settlements & Housing

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Document Type General
Publish Date 10/06/2004
Author Arthur L. Schwartz, Jr.
Published By University of Ulster
Edited By Suneela Farooqi
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RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIZATION IN SINGAPORE

Securitizing residential mortgages has been used effectively to manage mortgage related risks like interest rate risks, credit risks, funding risks and sector concentration risks by financial institutions in many Asian countries. However, in Singapore, development of the residential mortgage-backed securitization (RMBS) market has been slow, despite strong support from the government of Singapore via revising securitization  guidelines and making changes to policies that are favorable for RMBS development. Currently, an excess supply of liquidity and a perceived loss in the long-term relationship with the existing mortgagors/ clients are the two main barriers to banks in securitizing their residential mortgages.

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