A Ginnie Mae Pass Through is a pass-through certificate secured by a pool of mortgage loans insured by the Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), an arm of the federal government. These securities often provide high yields with security to investors, though returns may be affected by the pattern of loan repayments on the mortgages in the pool.
Pass-Through Certificates (or Securities) represent interests in a pool of mortgages sold by mortgage bankers to investors, where money collected as monthly mortgage payments is distributed to certificate holders. These securities are often guaranteed by agencies like Ginnie Mae.
A Securitized Investment Vehicle (SIV) is a pool of investment assets that are combined and then split into smaller units to be sold to investors as securities.
