Bond Purchase Agreement (“BPA”)
Contract in which the Issuer and/or borrower agrees to sell bonds to the underwriter.
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Standby Bond Purchase Agreement
An agreement, usually between an Issuer (or in the case of a Conduit Financing, a Conduit Issuer and a Conduit Borrower), a Trustee (as tender agent) and a commercial bank, used to guarantee repurchase of Bonds that are subject to short Call Provisions (e.g., daily, weekly or monthly) if such Bonds are tendered for purchase by the bondholders and not simultaneously remarketed to and purchased by new bondholders.
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Reimbursement
Use of bond proceeds to pay project costs prior to the issuance of bonds. Reimbursement raises questions related to whether the reimbursement qualifies as an expenditure of tax-exempt bond proceeds for federal income tax purposes.