Hannah Thomas

Senior Analyst, Social and Economic PolicyAbt Associates, Inc. Hannah_Thomas@abtassoc.com Areas of Research Interest:  Asset policies, Housing and Wealth, and Foreclosures  More information Previous Return to Fellows Next

Seminar: Foreclosing on the Neighborhood: How Financial Markets Structure Neighborhood Processes

Date: March 31, 2014 Description: The Center for Financial Security and the Institute for Research on Poverty co-sponsored a seminar with visiting researcher Hannah Thomas. Hannah Thomas is a Senior Research Associate for the Institute on Assets and Social Policy at Brandeis University and is a CFS Research Fellow. She presented a seminar titled "Foreclosing … Continue reading Seminar: Foreclosing on the Neighborhood: How Financial Markets Structure Neighborhood Processes

When the Meaning of Home is Financially Exhausting: How Families in Foreclosure are Motivated to Exhaust Their Wealth

Since 2008 upward of four million families have lost their homes to foreclosure. However, many families who defaulted on their mortgages avoided foreclosure and still remain in their homes.  In this brief, Hannah Thomas explores how families in foreclosure exhaust their wealth. Download Brief Policy makers do not have a clear picture of the financial impacts … Continue reading When the Meaning of Home is Financially Exhausting: How Families in Foreclosure are Motivated to Exhaust Their Wealth