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Mortgage Prepayment, Race, and Monetary Policy

Authors explore refinancing rates by race and find that Black and Hispanic borrowers are much less likely to refinance their mortgages when rates go down, leaving significant monthly savings on the table. This has long-term implications for the ability of these families to keep their homes when markets turn and to maximize their wealth accumulation during good times.

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