MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITY
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Debt instrument with no ownership right to each mortgage's fractional part of its pool of mortgages backing the security. These are considered 'investment grade' instruments, with paid income generated by the underlying mortgage's principle and interest payments. It is a type of mortgage derivative, Unlike unsecured securities. Also known as mortgage backed certificate.
By Henry Campbell Black
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