Issuer
A state, political subdivision, agency or authority that borrows money through the sale of bonds or other securities.
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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.
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Political Subdivision
A division of any state or local governmental unit which is a municipal corporation or which has been delegated the right to exercise a sufficient part of the sovereign power of the unit.
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Underwriter’s Discount
The difference between the amount an underwriter pays the issuer for the bonds at the closing (i.e., the purchase price) and the price at which the underwriter sells the bonds to the public (i.e., the issue price).