Our finding that default rates are higher in judicial review states is consistent with a longer time to foreclosure reducing the expected costs of default for borrowers in judicial review states. ... The coefficient estimates can be interpreted as follows: when equity is less than or equal to 0, the effect of a change in equity is given by the coefficient on Equity; for values of equity greater than 0 percent but less than 25 percent, the effect of changes in equity on default rates is equal to the sum of the coefficient on Equity and the first interactive variable ([#x2016] (Equity >/= 0) x Equity). ... For example, subprime borrowers in non-judicial-review states are 17 percent (6.8 percent versus 5.8 percent) more likely to file for bankruptcy after a default than are subprime borrowers in states with judicial review (the difference is statistically significant at the 1 percent level). ..
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