Interest
The amount of compensation for the use of borrowed money paid to the bondholders by the issuer or the borrower.
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Interest Payment Dates
The dates when Interest on a Bond is payable, usually semiannually and usually on the first or fifteenth day of the month. In Variable Rate Issues and often in Private Placements, the Interest may be paid on some other periodic basis (e.g., first business day of the month, etc.).
Preparing Bonds
Learn about over various terms and concepts that may arise while preparing a bond issue.
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Interest Rate
The rate expressed as a percentage of the principal amount of a bond used to determine the amount of interest to be paid by the issuer or the borrower.
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Special Assessment
A charge imposed against properties in a designated district in respect of special benefits received by those properties from the construction of nearby or adjacent public improvements, separate and apart from the general benefit accruing to the public at large.