Final 5-6 Pg

Final Paper

To complete the following assignment, go to this week’s Final Paper links in the left navigation.

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 Final Paper:

• Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages), and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s 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 text.
• Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA