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What is a mortgage pay-through bond (MPTB)? How does it resemble a mortgage-backed bond (MBB)? How does it differ?
MPTBs are issued against mortgage pools and, like MPTs, cash flows from the pool are passed through to security holders. However, unlike an MPT, this security is a bond and not an undivided equity ownership interest in a mortgage pool. Like the MBB, the MPTB is a debt obligation of the issuer, who retains ownership of the mortgage pool.