“The mortgage dates back to medieval England. But the roots of these legal contracts go back thousands of years,” Michael J. Highfield writes.
Michael J. Highfield
Michael J. Highfield, PhD, CFA, CTP is a Professor of Finance and the Robert W. Warren Chair of Real Estate Finance at Mississippi State University. He earned his BBA and MBA from Mississippi State University and later earned his MS in Economics and Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Kentucky. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) designation from the CFA Institute, and he holds the Certified Treasury Professional (CTP®) designation from the Association for Financial Professionals.