The Characteristics of a Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) Securities Issue

Multiple Choice

The characteristics of a Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) securities issue include all of the following EXCEPT

A) the tranches will have different coupon rates.
B) the CMO securities are insured separately from the GNMA pass-through securities.
C) the principal payments are made totally to the earliest remaining tranche.
D) GNMA pass-through securities are used as collateral in a trust to support the CMOs.
E) the CMO securities are split into different tranches or groupings.