Residential Mortgage-Backed Security - RMBS

What does it Mean? A type of security whose cash flows come from residential debt such as mortgages, home-equity loans and subprime mortgages. This is a type of mortgage-backed securities that focuses on residential instead of commercial debt.
Investopedia Says... Holders of an RMBS receive interest and principal payments that come from the holders of the residential debt. The RMBS comprises a large amount of pooled residential mortgages.

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Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities - CMBS
Home-Equity Loan
Interest
Mortgage
Mortgage-Backed Securities - MBS
Principal
Subprime Loan
Term Securities Lending Facility - TSLF
Vintage

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