Mortgage-Backed Securities

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MBS
Pronunciation
/ˈmɔrgɪʤ bækt sɪˈkjʊrətiz/
Category
Business
Related Field
General

Examples in Context

  1. Historically, safe assets have included Greek government bonds and mortgage-backed securities.
  2. Then huge open market purchases of Treasury and mortgage-backed securities provided the financial system with much-needed liquidity.
  3. Asian banks generally have not invested significant assets in American mortgage-backed securities.
  4. Falling home sales and housing prices have undermined the value of mortgage-backed securities throughout this crisis.
  5. The Federal Reserve could support demand and the housing market by again expanding purchases of mortgage-backed securities.

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