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Conduit Borrower

The private business that either receives the proceeds of the Tax-Exempt Bonds through a loan by the Issuer to fund all or a portion of a capital project or leases the facility financed with the proceeds of the Tax-Exempt Bonds.  A Conduit Borrower is also often known as a Borrower.


See Also

Conduit Financing

Financing in which the Issuer issues the bonds to finance a project to be used primarily by a third party.

Conduit Bonds

Bonds issued by an Issuer in a conduit financing.

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Underwriter’s Discount

The difference between the amount an underwriter pays the issuer for the bonds at the closing (i.e., the purchase price) and the price at which the underwriter sells the bonds to the public (i.e., the issue price).