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Good Faith Deposit

The amount, if any, required to be paid to the Issuer by the Underwriter at the time the Bonds are sold, which serves as the amount retained by the Issuer as compensation for any damages caused to the Issuer by the Underwriter failing to purchase the Bonds at the Closing.


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Underwriter

A securities broker or dealer that purchases bonds from an issuer and resells them to investors.

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Preliminary Official Statement (“POS”)

The type of offering document circulated prior to the determination of the interest rates and certain other terms of the bonds when it is anticipated or known the bonds will be purchased by an underwriter and resold to the public.