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Private Placement or Direct Purchase

The negotiated offering of a New Issue of Bonds directly to one or a limited number of purchasers without using an Underwriter.  The Bond purchasers are typically institutional or private investors who may agree to restrictions as to resale, and the purchasers may be required to sign an agreement acknowledging these transfer restrictions.

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Lender

The entity or entities, typically commercial banks, which purchases the bonds pursuant to a private placement for its own portfolio.

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Flow of Funds

A term referring to the order of priority of the receipt, deposit, transfer and application of revenues in the funds and accounts created in an indenture or a bond resolution and may also refer to a document prepared by an underwriter or municipal advisor to show the sources and deposits at the closing.