01751cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015340 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513514307 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. United States : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 1 online resource (16 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <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 Selected Issues paper analyzes the current state of housing finance in the United States. Although a number of important steps have been taken to address the structural weaknesses exposed by the crisis in mortgage markets, comprehensive housing finance reform remains the largest piece of unfinished business. Mortgage markets, even eight years after the start of the crisis, continue to function with extensive government support. Reform of the government-sponsored enterprises, which remain in conservatorship, has stalled-generating uncertainty and complicating other policy initiatives. However, there has been progress in building other components for a well-functioning housing finance system. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2015/169 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2015/169/002.2015.issue-169-en.xml IMF e-Library