Definition
MBS. Security backed by a pool of mortgages, such as those issued by Ginnie Mae and Freddie Mac. also called mortgage-backed certificate.
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'mortgage-backed security' appears in these other terms:
Residential Mortgage-Backed Security, commercial mortgage-backed security
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