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资产证券化术语
Glossary
Accruedinterest—Interestearnedbutnotyetpaid.
Adjustable-RateMortgage(ARM)—Amortgageloanwithaninterestrateandpaymentsthatchangeperiodicallyoverthelifeoftheloan.
Adjustable-RateClass—AREMICclasswithaninterestratethatchangesperiodicallyoverthelifeoftheclass(seeFloating-RateClassandInverseFloating-RateClass).
Amortize—Torepayadebtthroughaseriesofperiodicpayments.
AverageLife—(seeWeightedAverageLife)
Bond—InthecaseofFannieMaeREMICS,aninstrumentrepresentingtherighttocertainpaymentsontheunderlyingcollateral.
BookEntry—Anelectronicissuanceandtransfersystemforsecuritiestransactions,suchasthatmaintainedbytheFederalReserveSystem.Unlessotherwisestatedintheprospectussupplement,FannieMaeREMICsareissuedinbook-entryform.
CallRisk—Thepossibilitythatprepaymentswillincreaseaboveananticipatedrate,causingearlier-than-expectedreturnofprincipal,usuallyduringatimeoffallinginterestrates.
Cap—Themaximumrateofinterestpayableonanadjustable-ratesecurityormortgageloan.
CLASS—(seeBond)
CMO(CollateralizedMortgageObligation)—Amultiple-classmortgage-backedsecurity.TheREMIChasreplacedtheCMOand,today,allCMOsareissuedintheformofREMICS;however,thetermsareoftenusedinterchangeably.
CMT(ConstantMaturityTreasury)—AnindexpublishedbytheFederalReserveBoardcalculatedfromtheaverageyieldofarangeofTreasurysecuritiesadjustedtoconstantmaturitiesofvarioustimeperiods(forexample,sixmonths,oneyear,tenyears,etc.).
COFi(CostofFundsindex)—Anindexoftheweighted-averageinterestratepaidbysavingsinstitutionsforsourcesoffunds,usuallybymembersofthe11thFederalHomeLoanBankDistrict.
Collateral—InthecaseofFannieMaeREMICS,assetsthatbacktheREMIC.
CompanionorSupportClass—AREMICclassthatabsorbstheprepaymentvariabilityremovedfromreducedvolatilityclassessuchasPACsorTACS.
CouponRate—Thestatedannualizedpercentageofinterestpaidonaninvestment.
CPR(ConstantPrepaymentRate)—Aprepaymentmeasurecalculatedbyassumingthataconstantportionoftheoutstandingmortgageloanswillprepayeachmonth.(alsoseePSA)
CreditRisk—Thepossibilitythattheremaybeadefaultbytheissuerorotherpartyinitsfinancialobligationstotheinvestor.
CurrentFaceValue—Thecurrentamountofprincipaloutstandingonasecurity,whichiscalculatedbymultiplyingtheoriginalfacevaluebythemostrecentfactor.
CurrentPayClass—AtermusedforanyREMICclassthatiscurrentlypayingprincipaland/orinterest.
CUSIPNumber—Aunique,nine-digitnumberassignedtoeachpubliclytradedsecuritymaintainedandtransferredontheFederalReservebook-entrysystem.
Default—Failuretoperformanobligation.(Inthecaseofanoteormortgageloan,usuallybynonpaymentofprincipalandinterestinstallments.)
Discount—Theamountbywhichthepurchasepriceofasecurityislessthanitsfacevalue,whichhastheeffectofraisingtheeffectiveyieldofthesecurityabovethecouponrate.
DistributionDate—Thedateonwhichpaymentsfromasecuritytoaninvestoraremade(usuallythe25thofthemonthforFannieMaeREMICsecurities).
EffectiveYield—Theannualreturnonaninvestmentthatiscalculatedbydividingthecouponinterestratebytheamountinvestedexpressedasapercentofpar.
EffectiveRange—TherangeofupperandlowerconstantprepaymentspeedsatwhichaPACschedulewillhold.TheeffectiverangecanchangeovertimedependingontheprepaymentexperienceofthesecuritiesbackingtheREMICandcanwidenornarrowinrelationtotheoriginalstatedPACband.(seePACScheduleandPACBand)
ExtensionRisk—Thepossibilitythatprepaymentswillbeslowerthanananticipatedratecausinglater-thanexpectedreturnofprincipal.Thisusuallyoccursduringtimesofrisinginterestrates.
FaceValue—Theprincipalamountofabond.
Factor—Thedecimalvalue,calculatedmonthly,thatrepresentstheproportionoftheoriginalprincipalamountoutstandingatagiventime.
FinalDistributionDateorMaturityDate—ThelatestpossibledateonwhichaREMICclasswillreceivepayment.Theactualfinalpaymentofanyclasswilllikelyoccurearlier,andcouldoccurmuchearlier,thanthefinaldistributiondateormaturity.Aprojectedfinalmaturityiscalculatedbasedonanassumedprepaymentratetodeterminethefinalmaturityofeachclass.
Fixed-RateMortgage—Amortgageloanwithaninterestrateandpaymentsthatdonotchangeoverthelifeoftheloan.
Fixed-RateClass—AREMICclasswithaninterestratethatdoesnotchangeoverthelifeoftheclass.
Floating-RateClass(``Floater")—AREMICclassthatpaysinterestataratethatadjustsperiodicallybyapredeterminedamountaboveaspecificindex.
Floor—Theminimumrateofinterestpayableonanadjustable-rateclassormortgage.
Index—Apublishedinterestrateusedtodeterminetheinterestratepayableonanadjustable-ratemortgageorclass.
Interest—Theamountpaidfortheuseofmoney,usuallyexpressedasanannualpercentagerate.
InverseFloating—RateClass
(``InverseFloater")-AREMICclassthatpaysaninterestratethatadjustsperiodicallyintheoppositedirectionofaspecificindex.Inversefloateradjustmentsmayalsobebasedonamultipleoftheindex.
10(InterestOnly)Class—AREMICclassthatpaystheinvestorsomeoralloftheinterestpaymentsontheunderlyingsecuritiesandlittleornoprincipal.IOclasseshaveeitheranominalornotionalprincipalbalance.Anominalprincipalbalancerepresentstheactualbutrelativelysmallamountofprincipalthatwillbepaidtotheclass.AnotionalprincipalbalanceistheamountusedasareferencetocalculatetheamountofinterestdueonanIOclassnotentitledtoreceiveanyprincipal.DeclininginterestrateshaveanadverseeffectonIOs.
IssueDate—Thedateasofwhichasecurityisoriginallyformed.
LIBOR(LondonInterbankOfferedRate)—Theinterestratechargedamongbanksforshort-termEurodollarloans.Acommonindexforadjustable-ratemortgagesandsecurities.
Liquidity—Thecapabilityofreadyconversionofanassetorinvestmenttocash.
MarketPrice—Thecurrentpriceofthesecurityinthemarket.
MarketRisk—Thepossibilitythatthepriceofthesecuritywillchangeovertime.
MaturityDate—(seeFinalDistributionDate)
MBS(Mortgage-BackedSecurities)—Aninvestmentinstrumentthatrepresentsownershipofanundividedinterestinagroupofmortgages.PrincipalandinterestfromtheindividualmortgagesareusedtopayprincipalandinterestontheMBS.
Mortgage—Apledgeofrealpropertyassecurityfortherepaymentofadebt;thedocumentthatcreatesandrepresentsthelienupontherealpropertythatsecuresthedebt.
OptionRisk—Thepossibilitythataborrowermayprepayamortgageinatimeframethatadverselyaffectstheinvestor'syield.
OriginalFaceValue—Theoriginalprincipalamountofasecurityonitsissuedate.
PAC(PlannedAmortizationClass)-AREMICclassdesignedtopayinvestorsscheduledpaymentsoverarangeofconstantprepaymentspeeds.
PACBandorRange—ArangeofconstantprepaymentspeedsdefinedbyaminimumandmaximumunderwhichthePACsscheduledrepaymentwillremainunchanged.TherecanbemultiplelevelsofPACsinaREMIC,eachhavingsuccessivelynarrowerPACbands.ThewidestbandPACsarePACIs;thenextarePACIIs.
PACSchedule—TheplannedmonthlyprincipalbalancesofaPACclassinwhichtheunderlyingsecuritiesprepayataconstantprepaymentratewithinthestatedPACband.
PACWindow—ThetimeperiodduringwhichaPACclassisscheduledtoreceiveprincipalpayments.
Par—100percentoffacevalue.
PlainVanilla—(seeSequentialClass)
PO(PrincipalOnly)Class—AREMICclassthatdoesnotbearinterestandisentitledtoreceiveonlypaymentsofprincipal.RisinginterestrateswillhaveanadverseeffectonPOs.
Pool—AgroupofmortgagesbackinganindividualMBSissue.
Premium—Apriceinexcessof100percentoffacevalue.
Prepayment—Theunscheduledpaymentofallorpartoftheoutstandingprincipalofamortgageloan,includingpaymentsbytheborroweraswellasliquidationsfromforeclosures,condemnations,orcasualty.
PrepaymentRisk—Thepossibilitythatthemortgagesunderlyingthesecurityarerepaidfasterormoreslowlythanexpected.
Price—Theamountpaidforasecurity,usuallystatedasapercentageofitsfacevalue.Aparpriceis100percent,apremiumpriceishigherthanpar,whileadiscountpriceislowerthanpar.
Principal—Theremainingbalanceofasecurityorloan,exclusiveofaccruedinterest.
PrivateLabel—AmortgagesecuritynotissuedorguaranteedbyaU.S.governmentagency(suchasGinnieMae)oraU.S.government-sponsoredenterprise(suchasFannieMaeorFreddieMac).
ProspectusandProspectusSupplement—Thelegaldocumentsthatoutlinealldetailsofaninvestment.
PSA(PublicSecuritiesAssociation)—Thenationaltradeassociationofbanks,dealers,andbrokersthatunderwrite,trade,anddistributemortgage-backedsecurities,U.S.governmentandfederalagencysecurities,andmunicipalsecurities.
PSAprepaymentspeed—AmeasureoftherateofprepaymentofmortgageloansdevelopedbythePSA.Thismodelrepresentsanassumedrateofprepaymenteachmonthofthethenoutstandingprincipalbalanceofapoolofnewmortgageloans.A100percentPSAassumesprepaymentratesof0.2percentperannumofthethenunpaidprincipalbalanceofmortgageloansinthefirstmonthafteroriginationandanincreaseofana