Debt Service
The amount of principal and interest required to be paid on an issue of bonds.
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Level Debt Service
A Maturity schedule in which the combined annual amount of Principal and Interest payments remains relatively constant over the life of a Bond Issue. Some state laws require Level Debt Service for certain transactions.
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Advance Refunding
A type of refunding transaction in which the refunding bonds are issued more than 90 days before the redemption or final maturity, whichever is earlier, of the refunded bonds.