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Waiting Period: The time between the initial filing of a registration statement and its effective date

Weighted-Average Coupon: The weighted average of the gross interest rates of the mortgages underlying a pool as of the issue date, with the balance of each mortgage used as the weighting factor. One of the causes of the “financial crisis” were these mortgage pools.