These were the mortgages that were then packaged and then sold to investors because, of course, they were grade A, and they would make them a lot of money. What happened here is they took this one tranche, and then they brought it over here. Now they are B grade. So how do you take something that is a B grade and make it investment quality?
The speaker is discussing the manipulation of mortgage grades and their impact on investors.
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