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Last Updated: 19th May 2024

How does a CMO work?

A collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO), a type mortgage-backed security, is one that includes a pool mortgages and bundles them together for sale as an investment. CMOs are organized by maturity and risk level. They receive cash flows when borrowers pay the mortgages that serve as collateral.



What does a CMO do?

CMO (chief market officer) is a C level corporate executive who is responsible for creating, communicating, and delivering value to customers, clients, or business partners.

A Remic is also a CMO. Remics are mortgage pools that combine mortgages and issue pass-through certificates. Multiclass bonds, similar to collateralized mortgage obligations (CMOs), or other securities for investors in secondary mortgage markets. Investments are not allowed for non-mortgage assets such as credit cards receivables and leases.

This being said, how do you create a CMO?

A CMO is legal and is a form of debt security that is issued by an abstractiona special purpose entity. It is not a debt owed to the institution which created or operates the entity. CMO investors buy bonds from the entity and receive income from mortgages.

What's the difference between CMO & MBS?

A collateralized mortgage obligation (or CMO) is a type MBS that bundles mortgages together and sells them as one investment. It is ordered by maturity and risk level. An MBS (mortgage-backed security) is a type of asset-backed security which represents the interest earned on a group of mortgage loans.