Purpose Investment
Investment property acquired to carry out the purpose of a governmental program for which the bonds are issued (i.e., conduit loans, mortgage notes, mortgage-backed securities and student loan obligations).
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Program Investment
Purpose Investments that meet certain rules set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.148-1(b).
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Weighted Average Maturity
Generally, the weighted average maturity of a bond issue is the sum of the product of the issue price of each maturity of the bond issue multiplied by the number of years from the closing until that maturity date divided by the issue price of the entire bond issue.