Credit Enhancement or Liquidity Facility Provider
Parties providing superior credit to improve the credit quality of a bond issue, and/or funds to the issuer to repurchase bonds that a bondholder may tender.
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Letter of Credit
A commitment, usually issued by a commercial bank, used to guarantee payment of the payment of the Principal and Interest on a Bond Issue provided that the conditions set out in the documentation for the Letter of Credit (often called a Reimbursement Agreement) are satisfied.
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Reimbursement Agreement
A contract typically seen in transactions that involve a letter of credit or a guaranty.
Credit Enhancement
The use of the credit of an entity having greater financial strength than the issuer or borrower to improve the credit quality of a bond issue.
Guaranty
A third party’s promise to pay the debt service on the bonds or perform some other obligation, which is the primary obligation of another party.
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Shamberg Powers
The powers identified in Commissioner v. Shamberg’s Estate, 144 F.2d 998 (2d Cir. 1944) as the powers used to identify what is a political subdivision of a state or local governmental entity in the United States, specifically, the power of eminent domain, the power to tax, and the police power.