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securities

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  1. Written evidence of ownership or creditorship, such as bonds and stock certificates.


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And margin-loan balances, or what clients borrowed from Schwab to buy securities, rose 13% from the last three months of 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Net interest income, or what Schwab collects on the spread between what it earns on loans and securities, and what it pays to its depositors, increased 16%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Its real estate arm faces a charge of fraudulently issuing securities.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The experience of the nonagency mortgage-backed securities market before the 2008 financial crisis shows how opacity can enable misrepresentations of asset quality, erode investor confidence and contribute to market unraveling.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

What’s more, the release of Hamilton's plan produced a purchasing frenzy, as bankers and investors aware of the funding proposal bought up the securities in expectation of a tidy profit.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis