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Distressed Asset Sale

The sale of an asset at less than its market value (or intrinsic value) in order to obtain funds as...

XAC Bond

A collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) in which principal payment allocation is based on the value of a specific index. In...

GPM

It stands for graduated payment mortgage; a fixed rate mortgage that entails low payment (of interest and repayment of principal) in...

Jeep Mortgage

A fixed rate mortgage that entails low payment (of interest and repayment of principal) in the early years, and thereafter...

Graduated Payment Mortgage

A fixed rate mortgage that entails low payment (of interest and repayment of principal) in the early years, and thereafter...

Negative Equity

An equity that has a negative value. This situation arises when an asset is worth less than the money used...

Structured Finance

The pooling and repackaging of economic assets such as loans, bonds, and mortgages, in order to reallocate risks and obtain...

Z-Tranche

The last tranche in a collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO). Periodic interest accrues on a Z-tranche but no cash payments will...

Z-Bond

An tranche of a collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) that accrues by adding the interest amount to the face value of...

Super Sinker

A mortgage debt instrument that features long-term coupons but with short maturity. Typically, super sinkers are housing bonds (single-family housing...