So why do companies or government
bodies issue bonds instead of directly approaching a bank for a loan?
Not exact matches
The law requires taxing
bodies to obtain voter approval when
issuing bonds.
«The district faces so many
issues at this point that I was hoping we could wait for a few weeks before we made this decision so that the board could become cohesive,
bond a little before we made a decision that might be divisive in the community,»
Body said.
agency
bonds are
issued by official U.S. government
bodies (e.g., Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA); government sponsored entity (GSE)
bonds are offered by lenders created by an act of Congress to assist groups of borrowers (e.g., farmers, ranchers, homeowners, mortgage lenders, etc.); the principal and interest of GSE
bonds are not guaranteed by the U.S. government; Agency and GSE
bonds are generally available in minimum denominations of $ 10,000, with subsequent investments in increments of $ 5,000; Fidelity makes these securities available in minimum denominations of $ 1,000, and subsequent investment increments of $ 1,000
If you buy
bonds, you're lending money to the company (or governmental
body) that
issued the
bonds.
Government
bodies prefer
issuing bonds as it helps the government in controlling the circulation of money in the economy without having to print any new notes.
Interest on municipal
bonds is generally exempt from federal taxes, and
bonds bought by a resident of the state or other localities are typically exempt from taxes on the interest by the
issuing body.
Sovereign
bond issues, derivatives and finance transactions with public
bodies.
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