Religion and mortgage misrepresentation
We investigate whether religion acts as a deterrent to the types of mortgage misrepresentation that played a significant role in the recent housing boom and bust. Using a large sample of mortgages originated from 2000 to 2007, we provide evidence that local religious adherence (religiosity) is assoc...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V
2022
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Journal of business ethics
Year: 2022, Volume: 179, Issue: 1, Pages: 273-295 |
Further subjects: | B
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B G31 B G21 B G32 B Religion B Appraisal bias B Liars loans B risk aversion B Income documentation B Ethical Behavior B Aufsatz in Zeitschrift B Mortgage fraud B Owner occupancy misreporting |
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Summary: | We investigate whether religion acts as a deterrent to the types of mortgage misrepresentation that played a significant role in the recent housing boom and bust. Using a large sample of mortgages originated from 2000 to 2007, we provide evidence that local religious adherence (religiosity) is associated with a lower likelihood of home appraisal overstatement and owner occupancy misreporting. The evidence on borrower income misrepresentation is mixed. Religiosity does not appear to reduce the incidence of income misrepresentation; however, it seems to restrain the degree to which income is misrepresented. Our results are generally consistent with the hypothesis that religion, as a set of social norms, fosters ethical behavior, and possibly risk aversion, in the mortgage market. |
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ISSN: | 1573-0697 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of business ethics
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10551-021-04831-2 |