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  • adjective Not of pertaining to an agency.

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non- +‎ agency

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Examples

  • In addition to subprime bonds, conservative investors are re-entering the market for other so-called nonagency bonds, which means they aren't backed by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

    Subprime Bonds Are Back Matt Wirz 2011

  • These securities also called nonagency bonds because they aren't guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae offer portfolio managers as much as twice the yield of comparably rated corporate bonds yield and three times the payout on Treasurys.

    Toxic Debt Returns to Fashion 2010

  • Known as "nonagency" mortgages, these don't conform to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac standards.

    Prime Time? Investors Bet Against AAA 2008

  • These are "nonagency" securities, issued by Wall Street firms rather than Freddie or its main rival,

    Why Freddie's Loss 2007

  • Doug Duncan, chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association, says the market for these "nonagency" mortgage securities eventually will recover, but only once investors feel they have better information about what kind of loans back the securities.

    Mortgage Crisis Extends Its Reach 2007

  • BlackBox Logic, which is majority-owned by Denver-based Braddock Holdings, has worked behind the scenes for two years to develop a database of more than 21 million "nonagency" mortgages, which are ...

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2010

  • BlackBox Logic, which is majority-owned by Denver-based Braddock Holdings, has worked behind the scenes for two years to develop a database of more than 21 million "nonagency" mortgages, which aren't backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or other government-sponsored agencies.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local 2010

  • BlackBox Logic, which is majority-owned by Denver-based Braddock Holdings, has worked behind the scenes for two years to develop a database of more than 21 million "nonagency" mortgages, which are ...

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local thebear1 2010

  • BlackBox Logic, which is majority-owned by Denver-based Braddock Holdings, has worked behind the scenes for two years to develop a database of more than 21 million "nonagency" mortgages, which aren't backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or other government-sponsored agencies.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local < 2010

  • "It's probably going to look like this each week," said Jesse Litvak , a managing director and head of nonagency trading at Jefferies & Co., referring to the size of the auction.

    Fed to Auction More AIG Bonds Anusha Shrivastava 2011

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