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 ...

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

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

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.

Asset-backed securities (ABS) and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are two of the most important fixed-income assets, but they can be very different.

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.

Privately-issued ABS are typically sold to large institutional investors known as qualified institutional buyers or QIBs. During the financial crisis, ABS ...

Residential mortgage-backed security (RMBS) are a type of mortgage-backed security backed by residential real estate mortgages.