01575cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005032 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451869668 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Zanforlin, Luisa. Housing Finance and Mortgage-Backed Securities in Mexico / Luisa Zanforlin, Marco Espinosa-Vega. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (25 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews the Mexican experience with the securitization of residential mortgages. It highlights the key legislative and institutional reforms leading to the development of primary and secondary mortgage markets and reports the main features and valuation practices of the RMBS markets. The paper identifies areas warranting close attention to improve the outlook for the Mexican RMBS market and draws some lessons from the recent U.S. subprime mortgage market problems. Mode of access: Internet Espinosa-Vega, Marco. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2008/105 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2008/105/001.2008.issue-105-en.xml IMF e-Library