An asset-backed security (ABS) is a security whose income payments, and hence value, are derived from and collateralized (or "backed") by a specified pool ...

A mortgage-backed security (MBS) is a type of asset-backed security (an "instrument") which is secured by a mortgage or collection of mortgages.

CMBS · Residential · Asset-backed · Mike Vranos

It is anything (tangible or intangible) that can be used to produce positive economic value. Assets represent value of ownership that can be converted into cash ...

Asset (disambiguation) · Current asset · Fixed asset · Intangible asset

An asset-backed securities index is a curated list of asset-backed security exposures that is used for performance bench-marking or trading.

Pooling assets into an ABS is a process called securitization. ABSs appeal to income-oriented investors, as they pay a steady stream of interest, like bonds.

The Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) is a program created by the U.S. Federal Reserve (the Fed) to spur consumer credit lending.

A security is a tradable financial asset. The term commonly refers to any form of financial instrument, but its legal definition varies by jurisdiction.

Financial asset · Financial instrument · Fixed income · Warrant (finance)

Securitization is the financial practice of pooling various types of contractual debt such as residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, auto loans or ...