TY - UNPD A1 - Tschach, Ingo T1 - The impact of inflation on long-term housing loans T2 - Universität Frankfurt am Main. Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften: [Working paper series / Finance and accounting] Working paper series, Finance & Accounting ; No. 55,3 N2 - The extension of long-term loans, e.g. to finance housing, is adversely affected by inflation. For one thing, the higher nominal interest rates charged by the banks in response to inflation mean that borrowers have to make (nominally) higher interest payments, which unnecessarily reduces their borrowing capacity. For another, long-term loans with variable interest rates increase the probability that borrowers will become unable to meet their payment obligations. The present paper examines these two assertions in detail. At the same time, it presents a concept for substantially reducing the weaknesses of conventional lending methodologies. We start by investigating the consequences of a stable inflation rate on the borrowing capacity of credit clients, then go on to analyze the impact of fluctuating inflation rates on the risk of default. T3 - Working paper series / Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften : Finance & Accounting - 55 3 KW - Inflation KW - Langfristiger Kredit KW - Unbewegliche Sache Y1 - 2000 UR - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/3621 UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-18498 PB - Univ., Fachbereich Wirtschaftswiss. CY - Frankfurt am Main ER -