An asset backed security (ABS) is a security which uses an asset as the form of backing (i.e. collateral). The asset is usually something that provides consistent payments that line up with the interest payments from the security. The most well known form of ABS's are mortgage-backed securities.
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Related Terms
- Asset
- Basis Point (BPS)
- Collateral
- Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO)
- Fixed Income (FI)
- Mortgage Backed Security (MBS)
- Security
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