This paper examines racial and ethnic differences in high cost mortgage lending in seven diverse metropolitan areas from 2004-2007. Even after controlling for credit score and other key risk factors, African-American and Hispanic home buyers are 105 and 78 percent more likely to have high cost...

Central banks are under increased scrutiny because of the rapid growth in, and composition of, their balance sheets. Therefore, understanding the processes that shape these balance sheets and their consequences is crucial. We contribute by studying an extensive dataset of banks' liquidity uptake...

1. Einleitung -- 1.1 Motivation und Ziele -- 1.2 Gang der Arbeit -- 2 Grundlagen finanzwirtschaftlicher Ratings -- 2.1 Einleitung -- 2.2 Definition eines Ratings -- 2.3 Anwendungsgebiete von Ratings -- 2.4 Funktionen des Ratings -- 3 Ratings in der Kreditwirtschaft -- 3.1 Einleitung -- 3.2...