Agency Bond
A bond issued by a government agency. These bonds are not fully guaranteed in the same way as U.S. Treasury and municipal bonds.

Investopedia Says:
These bonds do not include those issued by the U.S. Treasury or municipalities. They include such agencies as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Sallie Mae and the Federal Home Loan Banks.

Related Terms:
Agency Debentures
Credit Loss Ratio
Dwarf
Fannie Mae - Federal National Mortgage Association - FNMA
Freddie Mac - Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp - FHLMC
Ginnie Mae - Government National Mortgage Association - GNMA
Municipal Bond
Sallie Mae - Student Loan Marketing Association
U.S. Treasury

• Work in Progress (WIP)
• Workout Assumption
• Workout Market
• Workout Period
• WorldCom
• World Equity Benchmark Series (WEBS)
• World Equity Benchmark Series (WEBS)
• World Federation Of Stock Exchanges
• World Fund
• World Gold Council (WGC)
• World Gold Council (WGC)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)
• Wrap Account
• Writ
• Write-Down
• Write-Off
• Write Out
• Writer
• Write-Up
• Writ Of Seizure And Sale
• Written-Down Value
• WST
• X
• XD