Bond anticipation note (BAN)

A short-term debt instrument issued by a state or municipality to borrow against the proceeds of an upcoming bond issue.

Bond Anticipation Note

A short-term note, usually but not always issued by a municipality, used to finance some project. BANs are often issued with a maturity of one year or less; the proceeds are paid by the issue of a larger bond with a longer maturity. A construction loan note, in which a city finances private construction, is an example of a bond anticipation note. See also: IDC, RAN.

bond anticipation note (BAN)

A short-term municipal security that has its principal repaid from the proceeds of a long-term municipal bond issue that is sold at a later date. Essentially, BANs represent debt that is used until long-term funding is available.

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Proceeds will be used to refinance outstanding bond anticipation notes and fund capital projects.

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After reviewing Worcester's finances before the sale this month of $13.76 million in bond anticipation notes, Moody's Investor Services and Standard & Poor's reaffirmed the city's favorable credit ratings.

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Laplante, collector and treasurer, said the city received six high competitive bids for its recent borrowing of $12.96 million in bond anticipation notes. He said the winning bid issued the notes at 3.722 percent.

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Securities and Exchange Commission, has assigned the ratings to the town of Fairfield, CT's general obligation (GO) bonds and bond anticipation notes (BANs): --$17,025,000 GO bonds, issue of 2018, 'AAA'; and --$7,410,000 GO BANs 'F1+'.

Fitch Ratings assigns ratings to Fairfield, CT's GO bonds

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