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pass-through securities

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Pass-through securities
A pool of fixed income securities backed by a package of assets (i.e., mortgages) where the holder receives the principal and interest payments. Related: Mortgage pass-through security

Pass-Through Security
A derivative security representing the receivables on some debt. That is, a shareholder of a pass-through security is entitled to a portion of the income from the debt. Generally, a pass-through security has a large number of debts underlying it; for example, a pass-through may represent a portion of several hundred car loans. The most common type of pass-through is a mortgage-backed security.

pass-through certificates (or securities)

Interests in a pool of mortgages sold to investors.



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Part IV rounds out fixed-income calculations with a discussion of bonds with call options, mortgages, mortgage pass-through securities and strips.
Capstead's core investment strategy is managing a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of ARM securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored entities, either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or by an agency of the federal government, Ginnie Mae.
The FFIEC's proposed test for "high risk" appears to have been developed without sufficient consideration of the average life and price sensitivity of non-derivative pass-through securities currently treated as suitable investments for banks and thrifts.
 
 
 
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