HomeDefinitionsCompareDebt Lehman Brothers Mortgage Backed Securities IndexThe financial definition for Lehman Brothers Mortgage Backed Securities Index:A benchmark index that includes 15- and 30-year fixed-rate securities backed by mortgage pools of the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC), and Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA). Similar MatchesAgency securitiesAgency securitiesSecurities issued by federally related institutions and U.S. government-sponsored entities. Such agencies were created to reduce borrowing costs for certain sectors of the economy, such as agriculture. Book entry securitiesBook entry securitiesSystem in which securities are not represented by paper securities but are maintained in computerized records at the securities in the names of member banks, which in turn keep computer records of the securities they own as well as those they are holding for customers. In the case of other securities where a securities has developed, certificates reside in a central securities or by another securities. These securities do not move from holder to holder. Certificate of Accrual on Treasury Securities (CATS)Certificate of Accrual on Treasury Securities (CATS)Refers to a zero-coupon US Treasury issue that is sold at a deep discount from the face value and pays no coupon interest during its lifetime, but returns the full face value at maturity. Further SuggestionsCommercial Mortgage Backed SecuritiesCommittee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures (CUSIP) Debt securities Discount securities Distressed securities European Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (EASDAQ) Exempt securities Click to compare definitions of Lehman Brothers Mortgage Backed Securities Index Click to view definitions beginning le |