Mortgage Securities Market

The purpose of this eight- to ten-page Final Paper is to fully analyze the mortgage securities market, the problems experienced beginning in 2006, and to offer recommendations to prevent those types of problems from recurring. At a minimum, you must address the following in your analysis:

Describe the mortgage securities market and how this market functions.
Examine the reasons why so many subprime mortgages were created from 2000 to 2006, and how those subprime mortgages were re-sold in the secondary securities market.
Analyze the driving forces that caused the problems experienced by the mortgage securities market since 2006.
Analyze the changes that have been instituted since 2009 to prevent a recurrence of the problems experienced in the mortgage securities market beginning in 2006, and whether the changes have been effective in preventing those problems from recurring.
Develop recommendations that would protect against the types of problems experienced in the mortgage securities market from 2006-2009.
Writing the Final Paper:

The Paper

Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center (Links to an external site.).
Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper
Students name
Course name and number
Instructors name
Date submitted
Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis and includes an overview of the research conceptualization and a self-reflection.
Must use at least five scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center.

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