A mortgage-backed security (MBS) is an investment product that consists of thousands of individual mortgages. Investors can purchase MBSs on the secondary market and directly from the issuer. When MBS ...

Financial reform legislation passed by Congress in 2010 requires mortgage originators to retain some loss exposure on the mortgages they securitize. Recent research compares the performance of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A dormant corner of the $5 trillion (3.47 trillion pounds) mortgage-backed securities market is getting new life this year as investors seek protection from federal efforts to ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is inviting feedback on regulatory barriers as it considers changes to revive RMBS and asset-backed securities offerings.

In trading on Monday, shares of the Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF (Symbol: VMBS) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $45.96, changing hands as high as $46.00 per share. Vanguard ...