The predictive strength of MBS yield spreads during asset bubbles

Solomon Deku; Alper Kara; Artur Semeyutin

doi:10.1007/s11156-020-00888-8

The predictive strength of MBS yield spreads during asset bubbles

Solomon Deku, Alper Kara, Artur Semeyutin

School of Economics, Finance and Accounting

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Abstract

We examine whether the predictive power of initial yield spreads of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) vary with the financial cycle. Using a cross-country sample of 4203 MBS, we find that initial yield spreads of MBS incorporate more information than credit ratings and predict future downgrades, even after conditioning on initial credit ratings. Predictive power of spreads is higher during credit and housing bubbles and for the least risky AAA-rated MBS. We find that initial yield spreads capture the magnitude of rating downgrades, especially during asset bubble periods. As a novel approach in this literature, we also utilise machine learning techniques (regression trees, naïve Bayes, support vector machines and random forests) to confirm our results.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	(In-press)
Journal	Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting
Volume	(In-press)
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11156-020-00888-8
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 29 Apr 2020

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Keywords

Asset bubbles
Credit ratings
MBS pricing
Machine learning
Securitization

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Accounting
Business, Management and Accounting(all)
Finance

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