Missing instances and mixed data types, including discrete and ordered (e.g., continuous and ordinal) variables, are widespread in many datasets in the finance sector. In this domain, estimating missing instances is crucial because many data analysis pipelines require complete data, which is...

Our objective is to test for evidence of information asymmetry in the mortgage servicing market. Does the sale of mortgage servicing rights (MSR) by the initial lender to a second servicing institution unveil any residual asymmetric information? We are the first to analyze the originator's...