Explain How Mortgage-Backed Securities Work

question 134

Essay

Explain how mortgage-backed securities work.

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Woodrow Wilson

The 28th President of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921, who led the country through World War I and crafted the League of Nations concept.

World War I

A global conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918, involving many of the world's great powers, and marked by trench warfare and massive casualties.

Democracy

A form of government where power is vested in the people, who rule either directly or through freely elected representatives.

Fascism

A political ideology that exalts nation and often race above the individual, standing for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.