ERM Glossary: Asset-backed security

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An asset-backed security (ABS) is a security that represents an interest in an underlying pool of referenced assets. The referenced pool can comprise any assets which attract a set of associated cash flows. Commonly they involve pools of residential or commercial mortgages but they could also include leases, credit card receivables, motor vehicles, student loans etc.

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