Assume that Annovo Financial and Bennovo Financial were banks with the same financial condition, except that Annovo Financial had bought fewer CDSs that provided insurance against defaults on mortgages. (Note: Assuming that the companies are almost identical isolates the impact of the one difference.) If many homeowners began to default on their mortgages, Annovo Financial's financial condition would become better/worse than Bennovo Financial's condition. If most financial institutions were like Annovo Financial, financial institutions could be less/more confident in lending to each other, and a tight credit market would be less/more likely.

Assume that Annovo Financial and Bennovo Financial were banks with the same financial condition, except that Annovo Financial had bought fewer CDSs that provided insurance against defaults on mortgages. (Note: Assuming that the companies are almost identical isolates the impact of the one difference.) If many homeowners began to default on their mortgages, Annovo Financial's financial condition would become better/worse than Bennovo Financial's condition. If most financial institutions were like Annovo Financial, financial institutions could be less/more confident in lending to each other, and a tight credit market would be less/more likely.

Microeconomics: Principles & Policy

14th Edition

ISBN:9781337794992

Author:William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, John L. Solow

Publisher:William J. Baumol, Alan S. Blinder, John L. Solow

Chapter9: The Financial Markets And The Economy: The Tail That Wags The Dog

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