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mortgage bond

American  

noun

  1. a bond secured by a mortgage on real estate or other property.


Etymology

Origin of mortgage bond

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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President Trump has endorsed a $200-billion mortgage bond stimulus, which he said would drive down mortgage rates and monthly payments.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

It includes Treasury and mortgage bond buying, which now amounts to $120 billion a month.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 18, 2021

The US has recouped $48bn so far as a result of the mortgage bond mis-selling.

From The Guardian • Dec. 22, 2016

Department of Justice last month hit Deutsche Bank with an initial demand of $14 billion in fines and compensation for mortgage bond mis-selling.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2016

Now, with the extension of the mortgage bond market into the affairs of less creditworthy Americans, it found its fuel in the debts of the less solvent half.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis