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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


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Investors are especially optimistic about the pressure coming from mortgage bond market.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

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

As a result, the Fed is edging toward an announcement that it will soon begin paring the pace of its Treasury and mortgage bond buying, which now amounts to $120 billion a month.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 18, 2021

In a similar case, rival Goldman Sachs agreed in April to pay $5.06 billion to settle claims that it misled mortgage bond investors during the financial crisis.

From The Guardian ● Sep. 15, 2016

What prepared him to see what was happening in the mortgage bond market, Paulson said, was a career of searching for overvalued bonds to bet against.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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