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General Obligation (“GO”) Bond

Bonds issued by a governmental entity as the Issuer and are typically secured by the full faith and credit and general taxing power of the Issuer.  In some jurisdictions, a governmental entity is restricted, or debt limitations are imposed, by state or local statutes, the state constitution, local charters or similar laws or regulations.

There are three primary categories of General Obligation Bonds:

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Learn more about the various types of municipal obligations you may encounter.


Related

  • Reports and Resources

General Obligation Bonds: State Law, Bankruptcy and Disclosure Considerations

Paper providing a background about, and a basic framework for analyzing, general obligation bonds.


See Also

Bond

Evidence of the borrowing by an issuer and a debt instrument for tax purposes.

Tax

Compulsory charges levied by a governmental unit for the purpose of raising revenue. 

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Private Activity Bond (PAB)

The term used in the Code to describe any bond issued as part of a bond issue that meets both of the private business tests or meets the private loan financing test.