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What is agency MBS?

Mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, or Ginnie Mae. They carry very limited credit risk but significant interest rate, prepayment, and leverage risk.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.