Redemption
The repayment of bonds prior to their maturity date.
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Call Provisions
Provisions in a Bond that permit or require an Issuer to prepay or redeem Bonds before the stated Maturity Date. Such provisions are found in an Indenture or the Bond Resolution under “Redemption.”
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Standby Bond Purchase Agreement
An agreement, usually between an issuer (or borrower), a trustee, and a commercial bank, used to guarantee repurchase of bonds that are subject to short call provisions if such bonds are tendered for purchase by the bondholders and not simultaneously remarketed to and purchased by new bondholders.