Obligation bond

A municipal bond with a face value greater than the value of the underlying property. The difference is designed to compensate the lender for costs exceeding the mortgage value.

Obligation Bond

In the United States, a municipal bond in which the face value is greater than the value of the property or project securing it. An obligation bond requires the issuing municipality to pledge its revenue to finish paying the bond. These bonds are intentionally designed this way and are used to compensate bondholders for any costs they incur that exceed the value of the project or purchase the bond is intended to finance.

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San Antonio maintains a strong financial position with a "AAA" general obligation bond rating from all three major rating agencies.

San Antonio to get Google Fiber

In March 2006, Sarasota voters overwhelmingly approved a General Obligation Bond to construct and equip a new Sarasota Police Headquarters.

Bond refunding saves city $6.4 million

2-31, which means they began working with the government prior to the $3.5 billion General Obligation bond issue completed Mar.

GDB hires law firms

The rating review was an outcome of S&P's recent revisions to its local general obligation bond criteria released in September 2013.

S&P raises bond rating to AA-

In addition, the committee approved a 2012-13 tax rate of $2.0074 per $1,000 of assessed value, and a levy of $1,938,377 for payment of general obligation bond principal and interest.

Willamalane committee approves $36 million budget, 2012-'13 tax rate

On Tuesday, the State of Georgia sold a general obligation bond offering worth USD997m.

-Citi, BofA buys USD997m of Georgia muni bonds

Ellis announced affirmation of the STATE OF UTAH's "AAA" bond rating and the completion of a landmark $1 billion general obligation bond sale, which secured record-low borrowing costs for the state.

State of Utah

In November, more than 65 percent of residents voted in favor of the project and granted Jamestown authority to adopt a city sales and use tax to pay for the general obligation bond issue of the school district.

Getting the public involved. (letters to the editor)

The 'AAA' general obligation bond rating could come under downward pressure in a significant and long-lasting decline in the district's tax base and economy, which Fitch believes is unlikely.

Fitch Ratings affirms rating for Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District bonds

In other words, outstanding nursing home bonds defaulted at a rate that was 421 times greater than that of outstanding general obligation bonds, and CDD bonds defaulted at a rate that was 1,521 times the general obligation bond rate.