Credit Card Glossary: Terms and Definitions
Tranche
A tranche is a portion of a securitized credit card portfolio. Tranches are typically organized into classes based on risk (i.e. Class A, Class B, etc.) Investors buy portions of a securities portfolio and are paid based on the hierarchy of tranches.
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