New Central Counterparty for Mortgage-Backed Securities Passes Pilot Test with Flying Colors

Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) compared more than $780 million worth of mortgage pools in September as part of the first full pilot test of its soon-to-go-live central counterparty, which will mitigate risk in mortgage-backed securities trading and guarantee completion of the transactions.

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