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PSA Definition - What is a PSA?

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Definition: A PSA is an acronym for Pooling Servicer Agreement.

About two-thirds of the loans made since 2005 have been securitized. Securitization is a process that involves gathering hundreds of loans into one package and selling that package in the secondary market. Often the purchaser is a trust. Trusts are comprised of investors.

After the loans are pooled and sold, the trust hires a service provider to collect monthly payments and distribute that money to the investors. That securitization agreement is called a pooling and servicer agreement or PSA.

At the time of writing, Elizabeth Weintraub, DRE # 00697006, is a Broker-Associate at Lyon Real Estate in Sacramento, California.

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