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agency securities investment & finance definition
Fixed-income securities that are issued by U.S. government-
sponsored entities (GSEs) that were started to reduce borrowing costs for students, farmers, and homeowners.

 


Agency securities
Definition:
Securities 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. ...

Agency securities are specific securities that are issued by either Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the Federal Home Loan Banks.

Federal Agency Securities Market
Many different U.S. government agencies and government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) issue their own debt securities to finance activities supported by public policy, such as home ownership, farming, ...

Government Agency Securities Securities issued by government associated agencies that have a high credit rating but are not government obligations and therefore not directly backed by the full faith and credit of the issuing governments.

See: Government Agency Securities; Government Obligations; Treasuries
USIT (Unit Share Investment Trust)
A unit investment trust that includes one unit of prime and one unit of score.
See: Unit Investment Trust ...

[Harvey] against actuals agencies Federal agency securities. [Harvey] slang for securities issued by an agency of the federal government, or a corporation chartered by Congress, such as the FHLMC, FNMA or GNMA.

Agency securities... agent One party authorized to act on behalf of another. The other is known as the... agent bank A bank that has been authorized by an individual to act as his/her agent. An...

Agency securities typically are not guaranteed by the federal government, particularly those of GSEs. Agency securities also are generally exempt from the registration and prospectus requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

As I write this on September 30, 2008, banks that two months ago sold agency securities to buy CMOs are receiving great cash flow from these same CMOs but cannot sell the securities because there are no buyers for them.

Dealer banks are entities that purchase and sell government or agency securities.

7 billion in government agency securities, $2.5 billion in government notes, $2.1 billion in munis, $2.8 billion in corporate debt, and $1.6 billion in agency residential mortgage-backed securities.

Agencies: Federal agency securities, i.e. FNMA, GNMA.
Amortization: An accounting method that allows a company to write-off intangible rights or assets over the period of their existence.

Interest Rate Risk - The prospect that Treasury and agency securities will decline in price if economy-wide interest rates rise.
Interim Dividend - A dividend declared part way through a company's financial year, authorized solely by the directors.

Federal Farm Credit System
An issuer of agency securities, established by Congress to provide credit for farms and farm-related enterprises.

Examples of derivative securities include mortgage-backed securities whose value is partly determined by their underlying mortgage loans, and callable agency securities, whose value is influenced by their embedded call options.

Book Entry - Electronic record of ownership of Treasury and agency securities, as opposed to receipt of a security's certificate.

Government securities
Municipal bonds
Corporate bonds
U.S. Savings Bonds
Mortgage and asset-backed securities
Government agency securities
Treasury bills
Bank certificates of deposit
Commercial paper ...

There are many different kinds of bonds, including: U.S. government securities, municipal bonds, corporate bonds, mortgage and asset-backed securities, federal agency securities, and foreign government bonds.

Definition: These Treasury data track the flows of financial instruments into and out of the United States. Instruments tracked include Treasury securities, agency securities, corporate bonds, and corporate equities.
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PSA (Public Securities Association) - The national trade association of banks, dealers, and brokers that underwrite, trade, and distribute mortgage-backed securities, U.S. government and federal agency securities, and municipal securities.

S Treasury and federal agency securities. While this is the primary method, it is not the only method available to the Federal Reserve.

liabilities whose values, based on unadjusted, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market, examples include active exchange-traded equity securities, listed derivatives, most United States Government and agency securities, ...

Secondarily, the company seeks to maximize interest income and to minimize volatility. Typically, about 85% of the funds are invested in U.S. Treasury and government agency securities with a maximum maturity of ten years.

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