Agency debt

Agency debt also known as an Agency bond is a security, usually a bond, issued by a U.S. government-sponsored agency or federal budget agency. The offerings of these agencies are backed but not guaranteed by the US government.^[1] Some prominent issuers of these securities are Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).^[2] Agency debt is also called an agency security.

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Bond market
Bond Debenture Fixed income
Types of bonds by issuer	Agency bond Corporate bond Senior debt Subordinated debt Distressed debt Emerging market debt Government bond Municipal bond
Types of bonds by payout	Accrual bond Auction rate security Callable bond Commercial paper Contingent convertible bond Convertible bond Exchangeable bond Extendible bond Fixed rate bond Floating rate note High-yield debt Inflation-indexed bond Inverse floating rate note Perpetual bond Puttable bond Reverse convertible securities Zero-coupon bond
Bond valuation	Clean price Convexity Coupon Credit spread Current yield Dirty price Duration I-spread Mortgage yield Nominal yield Option-adjusted spread Risk-free bond Weighted-average life Yield curve Yield spread Yield to maturity Z-spread
Securitized products	Asset-backed security Collateralized debt obligation Collateralized mortgage obligation Commercial mortgage-backed security Mortgage-backed security
Bond options	Callable bond Convertible bond Embedded option Exchangeable bond Extendible bond Puttable bond
Institutions	Commercial Mortgage Securities Association (CMSA) International Capital Market Association (ICMA) Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)

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