Remic

Acronym for real estate mortgage investment conduit, a pass-through vehicle created under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 to issue multiclass mortgage-backed securities. REMICs may be organized as corporations, partnerships, or trusts, and those meeting qualifications are not subject to Double Taxation. Interests in REMICs may be senior or junior, regular (debt instruments) or residual (equity interests). The practical meaning of REMICs has been that issuers have more flexibility than is afforded by the Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) vehicle. Issuers can thus separate mortgage pools not only into different maturity classes but into different risk classes as well. Whereas CMOs normally have AAA bond ratings, REMICs represent a range of risk levels.

Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit.