Structured finance

Structured finance describes any "non-standard" way of raising money. These tailor-made securities goes beyond "standard" securities like conventional loans, debentures, debt, equity. The reason to structure a more advanced security may be that conventional securities may be unattractive, unavailable or too expensive.

Examples

• Callable bonds
• Collateralized debt obligations
• Convertible bonds
• Fannie Mae
• Securitization