Asset-backed securities (ABS) and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) explained

Securitization is the process in which certain types of assets are pooled so that they can be repackaged into interest-bearing securities. The interest and principal payments from the assets are passed through to the purchasers of the securities.Both Asset-backed securities (ABS) and mortgage-backed securities (MBS) are fixed-income financial securities collateralized (backed) by a pool of…