Dr P Singh
- Feb 12, 2017
- 1 min read

Sub-prime aka 'non-prime' RMBS issue

Feb 2017: Another sub-prime RMBS. Some (Fitch) refer to post-crisis sub-prime or Alt-A mortgages as 'non-prime' to distinguish them from the pre-crisis loans.

Details here and a 2017 report here by Fitch on the growing US non-prime market, and the relative improvements in its control.

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