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mortgage-backed security

mortgage-backed security noun: an asset-backed security whose cash flows are backed by the principal and interest payments of a set of mortgage loans.

Noun

mortgage-backed security (plural mortgage-backed securities)

  1. An asset-backed security whose cash flows are backed by the principal and interest payments of a set of mortgage loans.
    Synonyms:
    MBS

Synonyms of mortgage-backed security

Forms of mortgage-backed security

pluralmortgage-backed securities

Questions about mortgage-backed security

What does mortgage-backed security mean?
Mortgage-backed security means an asset-backed security whose cash flows are backed by the principal and interest payments of a set of mortgage loans.
What part of speech is mortgage-backed security?
Mortgage-backed security is a noun.
What is the plural of mortgage-backed security?
The plural of mortgage-backed security is mortgage-backed securities.

Words near mortgage-backed security in the dictionary

  1. mortgage packagers
  2. mortgage roll
  3. mortgage rolls
  4. mortgage-backed
  5. mortgage-backed securities
  6. mortgage-backed security
  7. mortgageability
  8. mortgageable
  9. mortgaged
  10. mortgagee
  11. mortgagees

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