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Noun: mortgage-backed security
  1. A security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the public; investors receive a portion of the interest payments on the mortgages as well as the principal payments; usually guaranteed by the government

Derived forms: mortgage-backed securities

Type of: certificate, security

Encyclopedia: Mortgage-backed security

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