<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Igan, Deniz</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Home Truths: Promises and Challenges in Linking Mortgages and Political Influence</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2016-11-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">69-86</style></pages><doi><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">10.7758/RSF.2016.2.7.05</style></doi><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">7</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">What can “big data” tell us about the dynamics shaping the regulation of and activities in housing and mortgage markets? This paper describes a detailed database of the lobbying activities, campaign contributions, political connections, and mortgage lending activities of the financial industry. A review of the findings of recent research that has utilized this data set suggests that the political influence of the financial industry may have a bearing on the regulation of mortgage markets and, in turn, on risk-taking by lenders. A key challenge is deciphering the motivations behind the politically targeted activities of the financial industry.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>