Business and Personal Finance Dictionary

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• COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES
  
  Similar to MBS but backed by loans secured with commercial rather than residential property. Commercial property includes multi-family, retail, office, etc., They are not standardized so there are a lot of details associated with structure, credit enhancement, diversification, etc., that need to be understood when valuing these instruments.
  
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